South Carolina deputy arrested after string of domestic violence incidents, officials say (2024)

TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE BEGIN WITH OUR COMMITMENT 2024 COVERAGE THIS MORNING BECAUSE THE POLLS ARE JUST ABOUT TO OPEN FOR VOTERS TO CAST THEIR BALLOT IN THE PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION. OUR ISABEL MARK IS LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY NOW WITH A RUNDOWN ON ONE OF THESE ELECTIONS FOR PICKENS COUNTY. WELL. YES, ERIN. SO THIS MORNING, VOTERS WILL HEAD TO THE POLLS IN PICKENS COUNTY TO VOTE ON THEIR NEXT SHERIFF. AND THIS SHERIFF, WHOEVER WINS WILL BE THE THIRD SHERIFF IN 60 YEARS. NOW, LET’S TAKE A PEEK ON WHO WILL BE ON THE BALLOT. CURRENT CHIEF DEPUTY CHUCK JAMES AND TRAINING LIEUTENANT TOMMY BLANKENSHIP. JAMES SAYS HE HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND THE HISTORY OF DELIVERING RESULTS FOR THE COUNTY, BUT BLANKENSHIP SAYS THAT HE BRINGS A SORT OF PASSION TO THE LEADERSHIP POSITION. BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE WORKED WITH THE PICKENS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, POLLING CENTERS ARE JUST ABOUT TO OPEN HERE AT 7 A.M. AND WILL RUN UNTIL 7 P.M. LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY IS WILL MARK WYFF NEWS FOUR. ISABEL. THANK YOU. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND THREE OTHERS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SHOOTING INCIDENT IN ASHEVILLE. POLICE WERE CALLED TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON LIVINGSTON STREET AROUND EIGHT LAST NIGHT. THEY FOUND FOUR VICTIMS. ONE PERSON WAS SHOT AND KILLED. TWO OTHER VICTIMS HAVE BEEN SHOT AND ANOTHER PERSON HAD BLUNT FORCE INJURIES. OFFICERS SAY THEY HAVE A PERSON OF INTEREST IN CUSTODY, BUT THEY’VE NOT SAID WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING. AND NEW DETAILS NOW ABOUT A CRASH THAT KILLED A BICYCLIST. TROOPERS SAY THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH CHURCH STREET EXTENSION AND SOUTH AVENUE IN THE ARKWRIGHT COMMUNITY. THEY SAY A PICKUP TRUCK WAS GOING NORTH ON SOUTH CHURCH STREET AS THE BICYCLIST WAS CROSSING FROM WEST TO EAST. WE’RE TOLD THEY WERE HIT BY THE PICKUP TRUCK. THE CORONER SAYS THE BICYCLIST, 70 YEAR OLD DAVID BRYANT, DIED AT THE SCENE. A SCAM WARNING OUT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY THIS MORNING. THIS ONE TARGETING PET OWNERS. OFFICIALS SAY SCAMMERS ARE POSING AS ANIMAL CONTROL, SAYING THEY’VE FOUND A LOST ANIMAL OR THEY’RE THE ANIMAL HAS BEEN INJURED AND IT’S IN NEED OF SURGERY. THE SCAMMERS WILL THEN GO ON TO ASK FOR MONEY TO RECLAIM A PET, OR TO PAY FOR THE SURGERY NEEDED. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICIALS SAY THEY’LL NEVER ASK FOR MONEY OVER THE PHONE. THEY ALSO SAY TO CALL THEM DIRECTLY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT A MISSING PET. THE SUPREME COURT HAS AGREED TO TAKE UP A CASE THAT WILL DECIDE WHETHER STATES CAN RESTRICT GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR MINORS. THAT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE HIGH COURT HAS WEIGHED INTO THE ISSUE OF GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IN A SUBSTANTIVE WAY. THE CASE WAS BROUGHT BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGING A TRANSGENDER CARE BAN ENACTED LAST YEAR IN TENNESSEE. THE TENNESSEE BAN OUTLAWS HORMONE THERAPY AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS FOR MINORS. IT ALSO IMPOSES CIVIL PENALTIES FOR DOCTORS WHO VIOLATE THE PROHIBITIONS. THAT CASE WILL BE HEARD THIS FALL. AND TODAY MARKS 15 YEARS SINCE THE DEATH OF MUSIC LEGEND MICHAEL JACKSON ON JUNE 25TH, 2009, THE KING OF POP WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS LOS ANGELES HOME FROM CARDIAC ARREST. HIS DEATH WAS RULED A HOMICIDE AND THE KING OF POP WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS LONG LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS. SINCE HE WAS A CHILD. JACKSON BEGAN PERFORMING AT THE AGE OF FIVE WITH FOUR OF HIS FIVE BROTHERS IN THE GROUP. THE JACKSON FIVE, AND HE WON MORE THAN A DOZEN GRAMMY AWARDS. HE’S ESTIMATED TO HAVE SOLD. 750 MILLION ALBUMS IN HIS CAREER. JACKSON WAS 50 YEARS OLD, STARTING ON JULY 1ST. THE NEW SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WILL START SERVING THE STATE. THAT WILL BE THE HEALTH COMPONENT OF DHEC. DF CONSISTS OF TWO CORE DIVISIONS HEALTH PROMOTION AND SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE QUALITY. STATE LEADERS SAY HEALTH PROMOTION WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM DISEASE, ILLNESS AND INJURY. THEN HEALTH CARE QUALITY ENHANCES PATIENT SAFETY AND THE QUALITY OF CARE. STATE LEADERS SAY THE AGENCY’S SHIFT WILL HAVE LITTLE TO NO IMPACT ON SOUTH CAROLINIANS VITAL RECORDS. WILL WILL STILL BE PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT BECAUSE IT HAS VERY SPECIALIZED RECORD KEEPING RECORDS, STORAGE REQUIREMENTS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE TAKE VERY CAREFUL CARE OF OUR 100 YEAR OLD BIRTH CERTIFICATES. IT’S GOING TO REMAIN AT 2600 BULL STREET, THE MAIN OFFICE FOR NOW, AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO HAVE SATELLITE OFFICES FOR VITAL RECORDS ALL ACROSS THE STATE. THE DECISION TO SPLIT DHEC COMES AFTER A BILL WAS PASSED BY STATE LEGISLATORS. THE SECOND AGENCY WILL BE KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG IS TRYING TO SEE HOW THEY CAN SPEND MILLIONS OF LEFTOVER COVID RELIEF MONEY. CITY OFFICIALS PRESENTED A FIRST DRAFT OF A $7.3 MILLION PLAN TO CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT. THE CITY HAS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO ALLOCATE THAT MONEY OR RETURN IT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENTS AND A HOMELESS INITIATIVE WERE IDENTIFIED AS SOME POSSIBLE WAYS, AS THOSE DISCUSSIONS GET UNDERWAY. THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS RETURN THESE FUNDS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A STRATEGY IN PLACE TO OBLIGATE THESE FUNDS. CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL SAY AS TO HOW THE MONEY COULD BE SPENT. WELL, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. IT IS A CLEAR START TO THE DAY AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK OVER PARIS MOUNTAIN, CLEAR AND DRY, AND BY THE WAY, HOT SUN RISING OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN ASHEVILLE RIGHT NOW. CLEAR SKIES IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL. 61 IN PICKENS, 70 IN SPARTANBURG, 63 RIGHT NOW IN HARTWELL. LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR RADAR NOT SHOWING ANY RAIN. AND BY THE WAY, THAT WILL BE THE CASE TODAY. WE’RE GOING BACK INTO THE MID 90S, BUT WE HAVE NORTH WINDS ON OUR SIDE, MEANING THAT WILL KEEP HUMIDITY LEVELS LOW. SO SO GOOD NEWS THERE STILL GOING TO BE HOT THOUGH. HIGHS NEAR 90 FOR THE MOUNTAINS. TOMORROW WE WILL BE BACK TO EVEN HOTTER AND MORE HUMID. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IN YOUR WEEKEND TO WITH YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS COMING UP IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE, GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S TRAFFIC LOOKING, AARON, FOR ALL OF THE GOOD NEWS IS NOTHING STOPPED. BUT WE ARE SEEING THAT SLOWDOWN WE TEND TO SEE EVERY MORNING DURING THE WEEK. YOU’RE LOOKING LIVE AT I-85 NEAR PELHAM ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THAT SIDE ON THE LEFT, THE NORTHBOUND SIDE MOVING PRETTY SLOWLY THERE AGAIN TO BE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SOUTHBOUND STILL FLOWING RELATIVELY SMOOTHLY, THE TRAVEL TIMES, THOUGH, REFLECT THAT 85 SOUTHBOUND. IF YOU’RE LOOKING AT AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD, YOU CAN SEE NINE MINUTES. THAT’S JUST UP A FEW MINUTES. BUT I STILL ADVISE AT THIS POINT IN THE MORNING, LEAVING MAYBE 5 TO 7 MINUTES EARLY JUST TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. THE OTHER TWO LOOK GREAT, THOUGH. I-26 EASTBOUND 12 MINUTES 35 NORTHBOUND FROM FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN, 13 MINUTES. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL OUT OF GSP AIRPORT SOON, YOU’LL NOTICE A NEW LAYER OF SECURITY AS YOU HEAD INTO TSA. IT’S CALLED THE CREDENTIAL AUTHENTICATOR TWO, AND IT WAS ADDED TO GSP THIS MONTH. IN ADDITION TO HAVING YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE SCANNED BEFORE GOING THROUGH TSA, THE CREDENTIAL AUTHENTICATOR TWO HAS A CAMERA ON TOP TO TAKE YOUR PICTURE, AND HAVING THAT PHOTO THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE ID THAT’S BEING PRESENTED, IT JUST GIVES US AN ADDITIONAL STEP OF MATCHING THE TWO. THE TWO THINGS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO FRAUDULENT IDS, AND THAT THE PASSENGER THAT IS TRAVELING IS ACTUALLY THE PASSENGER TRAVELING, HOWELL SAYS. THOSE PHOTOS ARE NOT KEPT AND THEY’RE DELETED RIGHT AWAY. BUT USAGE DATA IS COLLECTED. HE ALSO SAYS HAVING YOUR PHOTO TAKEN IS OPTIONAL. GSP CURRENTLY HAS FOUR OF THOSE