Former Sumter County detention officer charged for misusing position, officials say
Former Sumter County detention officer charged for misusing position, officials say By WIS News 10 Staff | May 11, 2021 at 2:44 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 8:19 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A former Sumter County Detention Officer is facing charges for misusing his position, officials say.
According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Michael James Barrs, 37, was arrested Tuesday morning at his home when Sumter County deputies arrived to execute a search warrant of the premises.
Officials say evidence gathered thus far reveals that, among other actions still under investigation, Barrs used his position as a detention officer to obtain contact information for female inmates and later engaged in multiple instances of inappropriate and unlawful contact after the women were released on bond.
SC politics briefing Zak Koeske, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
May 7 Welcome to your weekly South Carolina politics briefing, a newsletter curated by The State s politics and government team.
As legislative session winds down one week until sine die South Carolina is primed to expand state gun laws.
After a more than 12-hour debate, the Republican-controlled Senate Thursday voted mostly down party lines to pass a House-sponsored bill that would give concealed weapons permit holders the right to carry hand guns in the open.
The bill, which Senate Democrats criticized as a blatant ploy to assuage a minority of Republican voters, now returns to the House, which is likely to reject the Senate s changes, triggering a six-member joint panel to hammer out the differences.
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Governor wants SC to plant 3 million pine trees to fight flooding. Will it work? Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Apr. 22 Gov. Henry McMaster and his floodwater commission are touting an effort to plant more than 3 million pine trees they hope will soak up stormwater as more intense rainfall drenches South Carolina and increases flooding.
Some environmentalists and scientists who follow forestry and development issues say the initiative isn t a bad idea, but the state also needs bolder efforts to address flooding, including development controls and efforts to slow the release of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
Lexington mother sentenced to 38 years for killing daughter Cynthia Estrada-Lopez was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the child abuse death of her 4-year-old daughter, Lilly Lopez. (Source: Lexington Co. Eleventh Circuit Solicitorâs Office) By WIS News 10 Staff | April 5, 2021 at 12:16 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 5:58 PM
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WIS) - A Lexington County mother has been sentenced to 38 years in prison after pleading guilty to the death of her 4-year-old daughter.
Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV sentenced Cynthia Estrada-Lopez following her guilty plea to Homicide by Child Abuse on Thursday, April 1 in Lexington County. Lopez will not be eligible for parole.