By Jonathan McFadden —jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — Police arrested a Chester County man they say left a sleeping toddler in an unlocked car unattended while it was parked at a Rock Hill hospital on Tuesday. Officers were sent to Piedmont Medical Center, where they found a boy, 3, asleep in the car with the windows down and … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden —jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — Police say a Rock Hill woman fought with her baby’s paternal grandmother, biting the woman’s thumb and throwing a cup of wine at her on Monday. Officers were sent to Piedmont Medical Center’s emergency room, where they spoke with a woman, 42, who said an argument between her and Marquita … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden —jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A Charlotte father was charged with cruelty to children after police say he choked his teenage son to the point the boy vomited in a Rock Hill park on Saturday. Police were sent to Cherry Park at about 12 p.m. after a caller said she saw a man choke a … 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 — 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 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 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
By Anna Douglas — adouglas@heraldonline.com Police arrested two Rock Hill men, recovered several stolen guns and seized phones, drugs and money at a Simpson Street home late Wednesday night, according to a Rock Hill police report. Rock Hill police’s street crimes unit were staking out the house, looking for 18-year-old Jaquavius Daquan Belton, who had … Continue reading
By Don Worthington — dworthington@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — South Pointe High School failed to follow emergency procedures Wednesday, Rock Hill school district officials say, allowing students returning from the Applied Technology Center to be dropped off on campus during the middle of a security lockdown. School officials met Thursday to review the incident and already … Continue reading
By Nick Needham - email ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) – A Rock Hill man is in jail after deputies say he stabbed a man several times. The incident was reported on Monday night at 10:10 p.m. on the 100 block of Cel River Road, according to the report from the York County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived … Continue reading
By WBTV Web Staff - email ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) – A Rock Hill woman was arrested after she assaulted her husband with a logging chain during a dispute, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened the morning of Sunday, February 10, at the woman’s home on Indian Trail in Rock Hill. A … Continue reading
ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) – A Rock Hill retailer sold a Mega Millions® ticket worth $250,000 for Tuesday night’s drawing. Herlong Express at 490 S. Herlong Ave. in Rock Hill is the lucky lottery destination. The ticket sold in Rock Hill matched all five white ball numbers drawn. Had the ticket holder purchased Megaplier® for … Continue reading
By John Cominsky – email ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) – A Rock Hill man was arrested after police say he beat his ex-girlfriend for two hours and attempted to drown her in the bathtub. According to a report from the Rock Hill Police Department, the incident began at an apartment on Main Street around … Continue reading
By Jonathan McFadden —jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — Three Rock Hill men were arrested Friday after police say they stole more than $2,000 in scrap metal from the wreckage site of the burned McDonald’s on East Main Street. Police were called to the McDonald’s, destroyed two weeks ago by a fire, after a Rock Hill man and Charlotte … Continue reading
By Staff Reports — The Herald ROCK HILL — Twelve minors were cited Saturday night when Rock Hill police responded to an underage drinking party at a home on Farrow Road. Police arrived at the home to find three people getting into their vehicles. Officers asked them if the party involved underage drinking, but the teens said … Continue reading