By Anna Douglas — adouglas@heraldonline.com Police charged a 34-year-old Rock Hill man with cruelty to animals on Thursday after finding his pit bull puppy dead and four other dogs living in harmful conditions outside a Hagins Street home. A York County animal control officer and a Rock Hill police officer said the puppy died from apparent starvation. … Continue reading
By Shawn Cetrone — scetrone@heraldonline.com A 28-year-old Rock Hill man was stabbed to death off Ellen Avenue early Saturday, according to authorities. Friends rushed Talbert Demarrio Pickett to Piedmont Medical Center after he was stabbed. He was pronounced dead in the emergency room, York County Coroner Sabrina Gast said. Investigators are still piecing together what happened. Two … Continue reading
ROCK HILL — After hearing a loud “pop,” a Rock Hill woman told police she looked out her window, ran outside and saw that her pit bull had been shot in the head. Last week, the woman said she was in her Walnut Street home when she heard a loud noise, according to a Rock … Continue reading
Man arrested after night club murder by BERNADETTE JAY / WCNC.com WCNC.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Rock Hill Police Department is investigating a homicide that happened early Saturday morning. According to authorities, around 1:40 a.m. the victim was shot in the parking lot of the Rosetta’s Live Night Club. Authorities say the victim … Continue reading
By Nicole E. Smith – nsmith@heraldonline.com The man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend then fled town with their child last May pleaded guilty to murder Monday morning in court. Judge Lee Alford sentenced 29-year-old Carl Eugene White Jr. to 30 years in prison with no parole. White pleaded guilty to the murder charge as well … Continue reading
By Nicole Smith – nsmith@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL – Five York County residents pleaded guilty to various charges related to the attempted armed robbery and murder of Chance Pate during an apparent drug deal last summer, officials say. Montez Laverry Rutledge, 19, of Fort Mill was sentenced to 33 years in prison after he pleaded guilty … Continue reading
By Nicole E. Smith – nsmith@heraldonline.com By Nicole E. Smith The Herald ROCK HILL – Rock Hill police are investigating the shooting death of a woman on Tuesday night. Elonia Ware, 41, was sitting in a chair in her living room when multiple rounds were fired into the home at 283 Powderhouse Street, said Lt. … Continue reading
By Nicole Smith – nsmith@heraldonline.com By Nicole Smith The Herald ROCK HILL – An 18-year-old construction worker died at the site of the future Giordana Velodrome in Rock Hill Saturday. Maynro Perez of Charlotte, an employee with Kempf Contracting, received fatal injuries from an accident involving a back hoe, said York County Coroner Sabrina Gast. … Continue reading