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Thursday, April 11, 2013  Bond has been denied for a man charged with murder after his parents were found shot to death at their Fairfield County home.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A man walking on a sidewalk in Lexington County Sunday night was hit by a vehicle and killed.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A Kershaw County man has been sentenced to 25 years for sex crimes against a minor, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  A judge denied bond for accused double murderer Brett Parker Thursday morning.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Authorities say a second man accused of stealing cigarettes from a convenience story in May has been arrested.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  Two people have been arrested by the Richland County Sheriff's Department on multiple charges in connection with a 2006 murder and armed robbery.

Friday, May 25, 2012  Jermain Eric Halmon of Orangeburg faces attempted murder charges for shooting at two people on Penn Road in Orangeburg Thursday morning.

Monday, February 13, 2012  Bond has been denied for the man accused of driving a truck that struck and killed a woman in Pelion last Wednesday.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  A judge has denied a request to lower the bond for the mother of a South Carolina boy missing since Thanksgiving.  Meanwhile, community concerns are growing about the case.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  Bond has been denied for a Clarendon County man accused of killing his 9-month old son and his girlfriend's grandmother.  The Item of Sumter reports a judge denied bond Wednesday for 21-year-old Justin Jeremiah Johnson on two counts of murder and one count each of attempted murder, first-degree burglary, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Friday, November 28, 2008  A South Carolina judge has denied bond for a father charged with homicide by child abuse after authorities say he beat his 7-year-old son with a mop handle, then didn't call for help until his son had been dead for at least two hours.