Tag: south carolina
Jonathan Andrew Monk, Child Sexual Abuse Material Production, Distribution, and Possession, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former Columbia teacher, Jonathan Andrew Monk, 44, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempted production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material. The indictment, returned in Columbia, SC, alleges that Monk attempted to produce, distribute, and possess child sexual abuse material, with the exact circumstances of…
Davante Jamar Moore, Gun Possession, South Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Davante Jamar Moore, a 34-year-old felon from Columbia, SC, was busted on March 29, 2024, when cops pulled him over in a traffic stop. Moore, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was found with a loaded firearm, marijuana, and other narcotics. He’s barred from possessing guns due to prior convictions for…
Dejuan Ravenel, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read On July 4, 2026, a violent block party on Spruill Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, turned chaotic when several individuals, including juveniles, became combative and physically assaulted responding North Charleston Police officers. During the melee, an officer’s department-issued taser and two firearm magazines, each containing 13 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition,…
Thomas Lamont Ancrum, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, South Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Thomas Lamont Ancrum, a 37-year-old felon from Goose Creek, South Carolina, led police on a wild high-speed chase on August 12, 2024, reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour before being apprehended. The pursuit ended with Ancrum dropping a book bag containing two firearms and small quantities of cocaine and…
Thomas Lamont Ancrum, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, South Carolina 2025
A Goose Creek man has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for possessing two firearms as a convicted felon, according to a federal indictment. Thomas Lamont Ancrum, 37, was sentenced to 115 months’ imprisonment, the maximum term called for by the United States Sentencing Guidelines, for one count of felon in…
Zuri Laxenda Cokley, Crack Cocaine and Fentanyl Distribution, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a stunning takedown, three Sumter County men – Zuri Laxenda Cokley, 23, Jashai Dyrell Mellette, 26, and Denetrick Devontae Holland, 24 – have been sentenced to a combined 205 months in federal prison for their roles in an armed drug conspiracy involving the distribution of crack cocaine and fentanyl in…
Johnny Lee Dickerson, Methamphetamine Distribution, South Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Johnny Lee Dickerson, a 45-year-old Columbia man, has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison for his role in a massive drug distribution operation. Between February and June 2024, Dickerson sold approximately 453.6 grams of methamphetamine to confidential informants and undercover officers in Columbia and Lexington County. The investigation,…
Joseph F. Wallace, Wire Fraud and Credit Card Fraud, South Carolina 2022
⏱ 2 min read Joseph F. Wallace, a 51-year-old credit repair operator from Duncan, South Carolina, has been convicted of running a elaborate scam that defrauded numerous clients. Beginning in late 2022, Wallace used his company, YMA Financial, to offer fake credit repair services, business planning, and establishment of business credit. He targeted unsuspecting clients,…
Lawson B. Watson, Public Corruption, South Carolina 2021
⏱ 2 min read Lawson B. Watson, 74, and Amos Durham, 62, former employees of the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina, were sentenced for their roles in a public corruption scheme led by former Sheriff Chuck Wright. The scheme, which lasted from 2021 to 2025, involved Watson receiving a no-show job with a…
David Omar Echevarria, Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read David Omar Echevarria, a 41-year-old from Richland County, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Echevarria received shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico, which he then distributed to local dealers in North and South Carolina. The FBI made several purchases of…
