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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Missing teen mother throws out first pitch at Ridgeview High School Senior day.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Freddie Grant is to appear in court Friday afternoon on a kidnapping charge in the disappearance of Columbia teen Gabbiee Swainson.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Freddie Grant was found guilty on a federal ammunition charge Tuesday.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Freddie Grant's daughter admitted to bringing ammunition and marijuana into Grant's Elgin home during Grant's trial Monday morning.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Elvia Swainson, mother of missing 15-year-old Gabbiee Swainson sat down with Tyler Ryan for an execlusive conversation ranging from memories of Gabbiee as a child to how they spent the evening together on the night prior to her disappearance and her feelings on the information that may link Freddie Grant to the case.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Nearly three months after her disappearance, Gabbiee Swainson's mother Elvia sat down with WACH Fox to talk about Gabbiee as she was growing up.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  A man accused of abducting a Columbia teen last seen more than two months ago is expected in court on a federal ammunition charge.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Friday, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott held a news conference to discuss several cases the sheriff's department is working on namely drugs and weapons bust, investigators made, but soon the conference was taken over by reporters asking questions about the search and questions about the suspect, Freddie Grant. Lott revealed Grant is asking for a gag order in the case. So far, Grant is refusing to discuss the case with investigators.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  The man charged with kidnapping a Midlands teenager is now a person of interest in a 10-month-old homicide in another county.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a media briefing Thursday morning that 52-year-old Freddie Grant is still not cooperating with authorities.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  A news conference will be held by the sheriff's department and the FBI Tuesday morning to discuss the Gabbiee Swainson case.

Sunday, August 26, 2012  Gabbiee Swainson has been missing for a full week.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Fifteen-year-old Gabbiee Swanson has been missing for a full week. There is now a reward offered in the case and billboards with Gabbiee's picture can be seen in the Midlands.