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Brown Crenshaw Jr. pleads guilty

Ezra Brown Crenshaw Jr. kept his answers short and simple as he stood before Circuit Court Judge DeAndrea G. Benjamin and pleaded guilty on Monday morning, July 14. 

Clad in a dark suit with a red and white striped tie, Crenshaw, 42, listened inside a courtroom at the Lancaster County Courthouse as 6th Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield read the charges against him, including 10 counts of forgery and six counts of breach of trust with fraudulent intent. Barfield explained that he had dismissed six other counts of forgery. 

911 recording reveals moments...

 Christopher Sardelli

csardelli@thelancasternews.com 

Recordings from a series of 911 calls made earlier this month shed more light on the events surrounding the death of three-year-old Logan Cox, who suffered heat stroke inside a hot car on July 2 and died several days later. 

Loss of a faithful friend

 Michele Roberts

For The Lancaster News

Lancaster County’s Christian Services has been a community staple since 1981, when Helen Warren started it as a ministry of the Church of Lancaster. 

The purpose of Christian Services was to match up donors with Lancaster County residents needing financial assistance, food, clothing and household items. 

Wanted man found in Lancaster

Christopher Sardelli

csardelli@thelancasternews.com

A Lancaster man wanted in connection with the kidnapping and shooting of a man last fall was tracked down and arrested last month.

Local authorities had been searching for Rendell Jomon Cunningham, 30, 1858 Colton Way, since Oct. 4, 2013, in connection with an incident where a man was held at gunpoint in his car, kidnapped and later shot in the back, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report and arrest warrants.

Search for Hough ends in arrest...

 Christopher Sardelli

csardelli@thelancasternews.com 

While Tyzhe Hough, the man wanted for hitting two police officers with his car, is still at large, the search for him has resulted in the arrest of his uncle.

Scottie Bernard Hough, 46, 5908 Henderson Road, was arrested Tuesday, July 8, for a probation and parole violation, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report. 

SLED helicopter spots pot

 Denyse Clark

dclark@thelancasternews.com

Whether it’s tucked behind a dog kennel, disguised in a garden or hidden in the woods, seasoned narcotics officers can spot illegal marijuana growing activity anywhere.

Taylor to lead LHS baseball

 Robert Howey

rhowey@thelancasternews.com

A diamond fixture in area baseball levels has been summoned to guide the Lancaster High School baseball program.

Toby Taylor, who has produced success as a player and coach from youth baseball to college play, has been named the Bruins’ baseball coach.

Man kicks out patrol car window...

Christopher Sardelli

csardelli@thelancasternews.com

A Charlotte man is facing an escape charge after he kicked out the back window of a deputy’s patrol car following his arrest outside an Indian Land business July 14.

Donnie Gill, 41, had already been arrested on a shoplifting charge, but is now facing charges of unlawful escape and malicious injury to property following the incident that happened at about 6:30 p.m., according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

Waffle House customer charged in...

A Waffle House waitress was shocked, but uninjured, after a Charlotte woman demanded money from a cash register during the early morning hours of  Tuesday, July 8.

Buford ticket wins $200,000...

Staff reports

A Lancaster woman beat one in a million odds for a $200,0000 South Carolina Education Lottery win this past Friday.

Lottery officials announced Monday, July 21, that one lucky someone bought the winning $200,000 Palmetto Cash 5 ticket at Buford Express Mart No. 6 at 4433 Pageland Highway for the Friday, July 18 drawing.

The winning numbers were 8,16,30,33, 38 and 2, the last number a “Power-Up” multiplier. The five number match resulted in a $100,000 win that doubled to $200,000 with the $1 extra multiplier.