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The attorney for Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd said Friday that Byrd’s arrest is politically motivated, and the storage shed he is charged with stealing was the center of a misunderstanding. Byrd was arrested Friday morning on charges of larceny and possession of stolen goods. He was released on a $25,000 unsecured bond. His address on court records is listed as 1941 Giles Byrd Rd., Hallsboro. Warrants show that...
Marcus Ryan Heimnick will spent four to ten years in prison and 30 on the state’s sex offender registry for his May 2020 sexual assault on a 75 year old woman. The victim managed to defend herself against Heimnick and send him fleeing from her home. Assistant District Attorney Allan Adams said Heimnick, 19, forced his way into the woman’s home on Manley Smith Road in the early...
BREAKING: County Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd was arrested Friday morning on felony larceny charges.Byrd, 71, was booked at 9:32 a.m. at the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, and released on $25,000 unsecured bond at 9:49 a.m. after being fingerprinted and photographed. He was charged with felony larceny and possession of stolen property, according to jail records. Byrd is alleged to have stolen a storage building from Maury...