By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL A Rock Hill man who claimed affiliations with a Lancaster art studio was charged with vandalism last week after police say he etched graffiti on the walls and in the bathrooms of a Winthrop University art building. Travis Thomas Sinclair, 36, is accused of using a black Sharpie … Continue reading
By Andrew Dys — adys@heraldonline.com LANCASTER — Despite a grandmother’s plea that “a tiny little girl had no chance to fight off a monster,” a judge set bond Friday for the wounded Iraq War veteran accused of beating his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter to death outside Lancaster earlier this month. For the first time, the lawyer … Continue reading
By Anna Douglas — adouglas@heraldonline.com A Rock Hill man walking home from the liquor store told police he was “jumped on” and stabbed Thursday night near Confederate Park. Around 8:30 p.m., two men stabbed the victim and took $5 from him, according to a Rock Hill police report. Officers saw a small knife puncture on … Continue reading
By Andrew Dys — adys@heraldonline.com YORK — A Rock Hill grandmother was sentenced to probation Thursday after pleading guilty to unlawful neglect toward a child after her 2-month-old granddaughter suffocated last year. Toni Chavis, 56, was charged two months after Jaylin Chavis died May 6. Toni Chavis’ boyfriend, Roger Bryson, was sentenced to 18 months … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A man and woman suspected in thefts at seven area Targets are accused of stealing an Xbox 360 hard drive from a Rock Hill Target on Tuesday.Sometime Tuesday afternoon, a man and woman entered the Target at the Manchester Village Shopping Center; the man used a magnetic … Continue reading
By Andrew Dys — adys@heraldonline.com COLUMBIA — At least six of the 15 Hells Angels with connections to the Rock Hill chapter of the motorcycle outlaws could face life in prison after being convicted in a widespread drug, weapons and criminal conspiracy web, according to federal prosecutors. Three members – including the president of the … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A 57-year-old Rock Hill woman is accused of arson after deputies say she set her house on fire Sunday and then stood in the yard to watch it burn before she was dragged away by neighbors. Donna Lee Cearfoss is charged with third-degree arson. Wednesday morning, she … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A 15-year-old patient at New Hope Carolinas has been charged with assault after police say she stabbed a fellow patient with a pen on Tuesday. Police on Wednesday were sent to New Hope, a residential psychiatric center that treats children and teens with violent behavior, around 10:30 … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A drunk Rock Hill man wound up in the hospital Wednesday after he fought against and eventually kicked a 25-year-old police officer in the face when the policeman arrested him following an argument with family members, police say. Van Thanh Le, 48, is charged with third-degree assault … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — Twelve people have been charged in a car fraud scheme that cheated hundreds of customers and some investors in a Rock Hill auto sales business out of at least $500,000, according to police. A joint investigation by Rock Hill Police, the State Law Enforcement Division and the … Continue reading
By Staff Reports — The Herald ROCK HILL — A Kohl’s shoplifter locked herself out of her vehicle and then tried to use a stolen barbecue fork to open the car door before police arrested her Sunday evening, according to a Rock Hill police report.Police arrived before the woman could jimmy the door open. She … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A Rock Hill man admitted to police on Monday that he had sex with a 12-year-old girl in his bathroom late last year, deputies say. Billy Joe Gordon II, 20, of 1029 Kacie Drive is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to a … Continue reading
By Staff Reports — The Herald ROCK HILL — A Rock Hill man landed in the emergency room at Piedmont Medical Center Friday after accidentally shooting himself while cleaning his gun. The 47-year-old man told police his 9mm discharged while he was cleaning the weapon. The bullet went through his left heel and into the … Continue reading
By Andrew Dys — adys@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — Police have charged a woman and two men in an alleged Internet classified ad sex scam after a Lancaster man was the victim of an armed robbery Friday at an apartment in Rock Hill .The victim, a 38-year-old man whose name was not released, flagged down a … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — Two students at York Preparatory Academy in Rock Hill were caught having sex in the school’s hallway before classes started last week, police say.A school administrator called police and reported that a boy and girl, both 15, were engaged in sexual activity in the hallway prior to … Continue reading