Police pursuit ends in death; Deputy runs into fleeing suspect in Georgetown County

A 28-year-old man who police said led them on a chase Tuesday in Georgetown County was struck by a police officer's car and died after being taken to the hospital, according to authorities.

Georgetown County Coroner Kenny Johnson identified the man as Terrance Gagum of Hemingway. Gagum had a history of failing to stop for police and other car-related violations, according to State Law Enforcement Division records.

Georgetown County Sheriff's deputies chased Gagum to Frank Cribb Road, off of Squirrel Run Road around 8:16 p.m., authorities said. Gagum ran from his car and was struck by a deputy's car, said Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins of S.C. Highway Patrol, which responded to the incident.

The Sheriff's Office won't be able to say what led to the chase until an incident report is filed sometime next week, Deputy Russell Goodale said.

S.C. Highway Patrol and SLED are investigating the incident.

A passenger also fled on foot and has not been apprehended, Goodale said.

Gagum died after being transported to Georgetown Memorial Hospital, Goodale said.

SLED records show that Gagum was convicted in 2003 for failing to stop for police. Gagum had charges pending in court for possession, sale or disposal of a stolen vehicle resulting from a Sept. 2009 incident. In 2010, Gagum was charged with driving under suspension.

Staff reporter Kurt Knapek and Janelle Frost contributed to this report.

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Boy found in road in Conway; police say mom at bar

Barbara Patterson and her husband, Marion Patterson, often travel on S.C. 90.

But Sunday night was like no other trip for the Conway couple as they found a 3-year-old boy running down the road in his pajama top and a diaper.

Their discovery led to another one: The boy and his 4-month-old brother had been left home alone by their mother, Kathleen Agnes Salling, who was out at a bar drinking, according to an arrest warrant.

SALLING,?KATHLEEN?AGNES - UNLAWFUL NEGLECT OF CHILD OR HELPLESS PERSON BY LEGAL CUSTODIAN- $25,000.00

It was 11:20 p.m. Sunday when the Pattersons saw the boy, who had on no pants or shoes, about 2 1/2 to 3 feet in the right lane, causing Marion Patterson to swerve into the left lane to avoid hitting the child, said Barbara Patterson. The couple were on their way home from Calabash, N.C.

The boy was facing the couple's car, looking for his mom to come back, Barbara Patterson said.

Salling, 26, of Little River, initially told police she went out for 30 minutes to help a friend and then later said she was actually out at a bar having a couple of drinks, according to an Horry County police report.

Salling - who allegedly had been gone for at least two hours - has been charged with unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person by legal custodian. She remained at J. Reuben Long Detention Center on Monday under a $25,000 cash or surety, according to jail officials.

After Salling left the house, her 3-year-old son apparently got up, opened the door, and ran down the street looking for her, Barbara Patterson said.

When she and her husband saw the boy, Barbara Patterson said she jumped out of the car and ran back to get the boy, who was screaming, "Mommy, I want my mommy!"

Barbara Patterson had to ask the boy to get in the car with her and her husband. She recently had a pacemaker implanted and couldn't pick him up.

"I turned the heater on full blast," said Patterson, who said the boy didn't want her jacket around him. "I'm a mother and a grandmother. This was like a bad nightmare. I was thinking if the boy stepped out in the road, we would have hit him. It shocked us so bad, we didn't know what was happening."

The Pattersons called 911 and police met them on S.C. 90.

The boy was scared to talk to the officer, Patterson said, so she tried to ask the boy about where he lived.

"He knew he lived across from a swimming pool," Barbara Patterson said.

The officers let the boy stay in the car with the Pattersons as they drove around looking for the child's parents.

"He didn't recognize anything," Barbara Patterson said.

Officers finally came to a subdivision across S.C. 90 where they spotted a front door open at 349 Carriage Lake Drive, according to the police report.

"The little boy said, 'He going in my house, he going in my house,'" Barbara Patterson said. She said the boy also recognized where he goes swimming.

The officers found photos of the child on the wall inside the house, and a 4-month-old boy sleeping in his crib, the report stated.

Officers also found numerous phone numbers and began calling them to try to find the children's parents.

Officers made contact with the children's grandparents; they were out of town. They gave police Salling's number.

When officers called, Salling told them she was on her way. When she arrived, police asked her if she knew why they were there and she replied, "Yes, because I left my children home alone," the report stated. It was 1:45 a.m. when Salling returned home. Police received the call about the child found at 11:30 p.m., the report stated.

Officers contacted the Department of Social Services, who came and took the children into custody.

"It's an ordeal you never want to experience," Barbara Patterson said.

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Police seeking Little River man after fatal shooting

Horry County police are looking for a 24-year-old Little River man after a weekend fatal shooting in Longs, according to a news release from Sgt. Robert Kegler.

William Dearck Landy Jr. is about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs about 170 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

Detectives believe he is operating a black 2004 Chevrolet Impala SS with a state tag of GQI 249.

Landy is considered armed and dangerous, Kegler said.

Horry County police say an arrest warrant has been issued charging Landy with murder. Police responded about 7 p.m. Sunday to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center after a man with a gunshot wound to the upper body sought help, Kegler said.

The victim was brought to the hospital after being shot on Pint Circle in the Longs section of Horry County, according to Kegler.

Lakeem Omar Bellamy, 18, of Chestnut Run Road, died at 1:15 a.m. Monday, Horry County Coroner Robert Edge, Jr. said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the location of Landy to contact them at 915-5350 or 248-1520, or 915-TIPS (8477) if one wishes to remain anonymous.

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Police roundup | Fire damages home in Horry County

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Fire damages home on Village Drive

Crews from Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a fire at a home off S.C. 707 Sunday evening.

No one was injured, said spokeswoman Leslie Yancey, though one person was home at the time the fire started.

The blaze appears to have begun in a fireplace in an addition on the home on Village Drive, but Yancey said she did not know the extent of the damage Sunday night.

Horry County crews had help from the Myrtle Beach Fire Department and Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire Department. The fire was reported just after 6 p.m.

Motorcyclist dies a month after crash

A Hamer man who was injured in an Oct. 2 motorcycle crash in Horry County died Saturday night at MUSC Medical Center in Charleston, said Horry County Coroner Robert Edge.

The S.C. Highway Patrol did not have details about the wreck Sunday but said the information would be available this morning.

Edge said no autopsy will be performed on Percy Locklear, 64, and he does not expect any further information coming from his office.

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Opera workshop to show 'Macbeth'

The Grand Strand Opera Workshop is showing Giuseppe Verdi's operatic version of "Macbeth" beginning at 6 p.m. today at the HTC auditorium, 3990 River Oaks Drive, at the intersection of Carolina Forest Boulevard and River Oaks Drive in Myrtle Beach.

The Metropolitan Opera production stars Zeliko Lucic as Macbeth, John Relyea as Banquo and Maria Guleghina as Lady Macbeth, with the Metropolitan Orchestra, Chorus and Troupe di Ballet.

Refreshments will be served at intermission.

Admission is $5 for people who are not members of the workshop, but everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information, call John at 385-3963.

Banquet to benefit youth theater

Myrtle Beach Youth Theatre's benefit banquet takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Liberty Grill, 76th Avenue North and North Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach.

Reservations are required, and tickets are $35 per person.

The menu includes hors d'oeuvres during social hour and your choice of dinner entrees, including spinach-mozzarella chicken; grilled loin of beef; lemon-basil salmon; or eggplant Parmesan blanco.

Dinners are served with nonalcoholic beverages, salad, roasted potatoes and green beans, and bananas Foster cheesecake.

Diners will see a showcase of young actors and a sampling from the holiday production of "It Wasn't On My List" being performed at The Palace Theatre.

Tickets may be purchased at iTickets, www.itickets.com/search.html?selectName=6&sw=240082.

For more information, e-mail productions@myrtlebeachyouththeatre.com or call 946-6400, extension 516.

Be a Santa for a Senior seeks donors

Home Instead Home Health Care is gearing up for its sixth annual Be a Santa for a Senior event and is looking for people who want to give gifts, businesses that can host giving trees and seniors who need gifts this year.

Each year the event has grown. Last year, more than 2,000 gifts were donated so that 500 senior citizens who would have otherwise been without Christmas presents were able to open four gifts each.

Often the gifts are practical, such as warm clothing or blankets, socks, shoes, toiletries or even food items - things they cannot afford to buy themselves, and will not receive if not for the kindness of donors.

Home Instead will host a gift-wrapping party Dec. 14, with Christmas music and snacks for volunteers who come to help package up the gifts that will be distributed to elderly people living independently or in care facilities up and down the Grand Strand.

To get involved or to sign up to receive Christmas gifts, call Home Instead at 215-9777.

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Police seek public's help after fatal shooting in Myrtle Beach area

Horry County police are seeking information from the public about a weekend shooting that left one man dead, according to a news release from Sgt. Robert Kegler.

The body of Joseph Sourdiff, 48, was found at his home by his son, Shahin Darius Sourdiff, on Saturday morning.

Police said Joseph Sourdiff died from multiple gunshot wounds at his home on Teague Road, in the Harbour Towne community by the Intracoastal Waterway.

Kegler said Monday that police are still investigating whether the son is a suspect in his father's death.

Shahin Sourdiff was arrested Saturday, but not in connection with the shooting. He was charged with first-offense manufacturing marijuana, according to jail records.

The 20-year-old was taken to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on Saturday and released Monday on a $30,000 bail, jail records show.

Horry County's Lt. Raul Denis said evidence at the scene showed the shooting took place at the home.

Police, who responded around noon Saturday to the home, believe Sourdiff was killed about 24 hours before his body was found, Kegler said.

Shahin Sourdiff told police he found his father dead when he arrived at the house about 11 a.m. Saturday. According to police records, the younger Sourdiff doesn't live at his dad's home.

Detectives are asking that anyone who lives or was in the area of Teague Road between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday and may have seen anything suspicious to contact police at 915-5350 or 915-TIPS.

Detectives also are hoping to identify the driver and/or occupants of a blue sport utility vehicle and a white box van with blue markings, both of which were seen driving down Teague Road during that time period.

Staff writer Lorena Anderson contributed to this report.

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Gilbert police murder dog divides neighbourhood

by Nathan Gonzalez - 29 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

This is a shot that divided a neighbourhood from Gilbert.

On the one hand, a family is grieving the loss of his "weird" 2 years bloodhound and is angry that a police officer Gilbert would fire at their home in the block of West Avenue Laredo 500 handgun.

On the other side are two women who say they have been attacked by a dog confused, aggressive street homelessness. At least one, Janet McLellan explains that use the agent of the deadly force was appropriate.

Despite this, Tim and Joanna Jeralds require that the agent that fired their dog week last be déclenchés.Ils are particularly concerned by the fact that he fired his weapon in their front yard, near one of the bedroom of their child Windows.

"How the hell know that my children were not there." Tim Jeralds said."It is clear that the agent was not to handle the situation so rationnelle.Il there were many ways to handle this situation - which many would have been safer for the public."

The incident began about 1 h 45 20 October when Joanna and a friend went to a convenience store at proximité.à sometime, 80 books Jeraldses, Erica, bloodhound has slipped from the House.

Steven Hall, an officer of non-compliance with code of city, told police that he stopped near the Jeraldses House, the and the dog loaded onto him.

We know in the report when, but at some point the bits Danica Metcalf, bloodhound 27.tentatives communicate with it have failed.

Officer Robert Griffin arrived after 2 hours and Metcalf standing at the back of a pick-up truck in Jeraldses, aisle the.Griffin "dog charged towards me actively barking with reputation of hair and blocked, exposing its teeth," wrote in his report.

Griffin said he jumped on the hood of his car and called for one against rabies and the protection of animals and control agent to answer.

Dustin Penn, 24 and her sister Danielle Sailors, 26, started to walk towards the commotion and saw Hall balancing a metal pole dog, Penn described as more scared and confused as aggressive.

Constable refused to let Penn to the domestic dog.Sergeant Bill Balafas, a police spokesman said that the decision is in part a legal.

"Where someone gets hurt knowingly allow us anyone to enter into this situation, we organise a responsibility he .c ' is something that we cannot risk," said Balafas.

A crew of firefighters arrived with a Pole bag, but the dog ran alongside as McLellan outside.

"She growled right until he began to bite me.""I have some quite deep wounds," said McLellan.Elle needed a tetanus shot, but was not seriously injured.

Griffin stated that the dog was then charged him and pulled in a path down to not to be hitting some maisons.Penn and marine say the dog was on the run on the agent, highlighting the fact that he was injured in the back and stomach.

Balafas dit.Le shooting is reviewed in-house to ensure that it was in politics in Gilbert, officers are authorized to use deadly force against an injured animal or a dangerous to other animals or people.

The event horrified two boys Jeraldses, which loved animals and is autistic.

"We have made an error, our dogs got YH ' I," said Tim. "" ""(But) a dog is dead who did not need to be and my family is traumatized.?

He said that the agent should have used a Taser or pepper spray to avoid shooting towards his house.

The problem, Balafas said, is that the agent must be close enough to hit a small target.

Control and protection of animals Maricopa County arrived too late to catch the dog, who was reportedly quarantine during 10 jours.Après that that he had been shot, the dog ran to Joanna, street returning.

"We had to put her down, we had no choice," she said, recalling Erica as a "great goofy puppy."

"I want to make just know that it was not an aggressive dog," she says. "This event was just treated horribly.?

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Arizona right, forcing police to resell weapons confiscated firearms stirs concerns

by Sonu Munshi - 26 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

When Governor Jan Brewer signed 1108 SB in April, he made headlines for U.S. citizens in Arizona carry concealed firearms without autorisation.Mais some question a provision that grows resell weapons confiscated guns dealers local police departments allowed.

Peoria City Council last week adopted a measure allowing police to continue their current practice of destroying most of the confiscated weapons.

Although the laws of the State requires the resale of weapons, officials in the town of Northwest Valley say SB 1108 allows local bans.Police fear Peoria resale could put weapons in between bad hands.

Senator Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who proposed the law stated that the next legislative session it plans to fix the "fault" agencies using "skirt the law" and destroy "perfectly good weapons."

He said that the idea was to "prevent the destruction of legitimate, legal, weapons which may be sold to distributors authorized".

Currently, Apache Junction is the only city in the Valley as the Arizona Republic regularly sell weapons confisquées.Certains policing Valley said that they would adhere to the new law of the State if necessary, while others said that they will continue to follow local policies and destroying confiscated weapons.

Arizona, according to the National Rifle Association, is the third State in the nation to require the sale of weapons confisquées.Kentucky and Tennessee are the other two.

The NRA spokesman Alexa Fritts said that the Group considers selling weapons to an authorized agent ensures that guns go law-abiding lois.Idéalement, Chaska, Minnesota, police chief Scott Knight, who is Chairman of the Committee of firearms, the International Association of Chiefs of police, said they hope confiscated weapons would be released into circulation in the market.

Peoria city attorney Steve Kemp said "the public interest is best served" does not resale of guns.

"We are deeply aware that studies conducted by the Ministry of justice of the United States (suggest) that, in many of violence to the Mexico drug cartels, arms could come from the United States, and that we do not want to be involved in any way in their arms purchases," said Kemp.

Peoria Larry quoted Ratcliff prominent recent examples of Las Vegas and Washington, D.C., in which the weapons used in crimes were police chief goes back to resales of enforcement of the law in Memphis, Tennessee

"I would rather not Peoria name associated to any shootings or, worse, murders," he said.

Ratcliff said the approximately 10 000 $ to $20,000 would obtain annually in sales of weapons is not worth the effort.

Pearce said he was surprised cities aren't jumping on this as a means of strengthening the income of the city.

Apache Junction changed its order to begin to do all that, in 2007, sales, confiscated weapons valued at $100 or more.

While not a "mostly", Apache Junction police captain Thomas Kelly said: "you can get a few dollars them without destroying them."

Several towns in the Valley, including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Gilbert and Glendale, destroy most armes.Le Sergeant Steve Martos, a spokesman for the Phoenix, said he was political destruction or melt in the majority of weapons or trade some dealers for weapons to the needs of the Department licensed through city police.

"But they are rare, Martos said.

Glendale and said Phoenix even if their policy was allowed to destroy if they must adapt to new laws, they comply.

Avondale destroying weapons until the new loi.Pour now, they are stored in a warehouse until the police officers was seek counsel on how to proceed, direction city spokesperson.

In 2003, with the support of Mayor Mesa then Keno Hawker, changed its policy to destroy weapons to leave room for auction arms with a value of $100 or more for the Mesa current practical autorisés.La distributors is destroy, police spokesman Sgt. Ed Wessing said.

Mesa Advisor Dennis Kavanaugh, an opponent of long-standing agencies selling firearms, said that the new law of the State upsets him even more.

"We should not have the Legislative Assembly of the State to local police departments dictating policy, said Kavanaugh.".

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North Myrtle Beach retains police video

North Myrtle Beach officials refuse to release a police dash cam video an incident involving Melissa Edge - the wife of State Rep Tracy Edge - last month at the firehall Cherry Grove City, a move that say lawyers is a clear violation of Freedom of Information Act of the State.

Video was recorded on the property of the city by a serving police officer.

Director of the city of Mike Mahaney said Monday he believes the city would lose a legal challenge if the video is folder public.Cependant, Mahaney said he wants a judge to force the city to release the video as a protection against any possible lawsuits filed by Edge or others.

Melissa Edge does not return a call seeking comment.

"If a judge told me that must be released, which gives me an immunity" Mahaney said Monday. "I think that is what is best for the city. ?

Sun News requested a copy of video, last month, as well as copies of incident reports police and strip shipping related to the incident.

In a letter last week, Mahaney said that the city had no reports or documents shipping incident .Mahaney stated that he would not disclose the video because "it is information of a personal nature where public disclosure thereof would be unreasonable invasion of personal privacy".

Freedom of Information Act of the State includes a "Privacy exemption" that helps government agencies do not disclose personal information. Act does not specifically lists the types of information which are considered private.

Jay Bender, a lawyer Colombia and an expert in Freedom of Information Act of the State, called the decision the city hold video "nonsense."

"There is no private on the appearance of a person in a public place that is captured on video cam indent a police car", he said.

Bender said the fact that Melissa Edge is not charged with a crime news video, the more important.

"This is all already reason to see to see if a charge was justified", he said.

A State of Court of appeal decision already said that the way in which a police service shall perform his duties of "vital public interest outweighs their desire to stay out of the public eye."

In this case of 2004 forced a York County Sheriff to release records Department told the Court were private to a journalist of the newspaper wrote on misconduct alleged in the Department.Bender represented the log in this case.

Mahaney said he is familiar with the Tribunal's decision and considers that it applies in this case.He liberate the video if the Sun News for a declaratory judgment in the Court ordered.

The new Sun has not seen the video.Mahaney, however, confirmed that an incident involving Melissa Edge took place last month at the firehall in the ville.Mahaney gives no incident details.

Jeff Senter, Constable who responded to the incident and recorded on his dash cam is employed by the city to the .Mahaney incident would not say if submit fired or what specific actions led to his departure from the city.

Senter could not be reached for comment.Its name phone number has been disconnected, and he has not responded to a request for comments via e-mail to his Facebook account.

Mahaney said that he also disciplined other officers of the incident it wouldn't say what agents have been punished or what steps have been taken.

"I am well aware of what has transpired and I have taken the appropriate measures," he said. ""If you were able to get the video, you'll have some réponses.Mais I'm not going to y."

Kenneth Moss - a small river that represents William Bailey, Director of public safety, in a trial old town lawyer against North Myrtle Beach - said that also its application video was refusée.Mousse said that he had requested video in Freedom of Information Act of the State, because it could be useful in case of dismissal unjustified Bailey on the town.

MOSS said he believes that the city is violating the law of the State using video to protect the reputation of officials.

Moss "Based on what we have heard about the video, it includes information that would be embarrassing for elected officials," said. ""They try to stop that happen."

Mayor Marilyn Hatley said the decision to refuse the video was made by lawyers involved in the problems of staff for the city.

"I saw only what say the lawyers," said Hatley. "Just because they say it is not to say that I agree with him.?

Hatley refused to say if the video should be released, but said "all those who are in the city should be treated as".

"I think that the city should cover for anyone," said Hatley.

Tracy Edge, R-North Myrtle Beach, a legislature of the State since 1996.Bord, who is running for re-election this year, had no primary opposition but has a democratic challenger election November 2.

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