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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A judge in St. Maarten has convicted three men and issued prison sentences in the killing of a South Carolina couple who owned a home in the Caribbean country.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A lawyer for a Jamaican man accused of killing a U.S. couple in their St. Maarten vacation home urged a judge to convict him of a lesser crime than premeditated murder.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A Jamaican security guard accused in the stabbing deaths of a South Carolina couple at their Caribbean vacation home repeatedly rebuffed a judge's questions at the start of his murder trial.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  A trial date has been set for three suspects accused of killing a couple from South Carolina who lived in the Caribbean island of St. Maarten.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Officials in St. Maarten say a suspect has confessed to a role in the slaying of a South Carolina couple in the Dutch Caribbean country.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A judge in St. Maarten has ordered a Jamaican security guard held as a suspect in the slaying of a South Carolina couple who were stabbed to death in their Caribbean vacation home.

Sunday, September 23, 2012  St. Maarten police say they have arrested a suspect in the slayings of a South Carolina couple.

Friday, September 21, 2012  A couple from South Carolina has been killed in the Dutch Caribbean country of St. Maarten.

Friday, April 09, 2010  Assistant city manager of public safety Mike King confirmed Friday afternoon that there is an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by Columbia Police.

Friday, June 05, 2009  Michael A. King has officially been selected as the City of Columbia’s Assistant City Manager for Public Safety as of Interim City Manager Steven A. Gantt’s announcement Friday. The Public Safety departments include Police, Fire, Homeland Security and CRC 911.