645. IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH THE APPROACHING REAL ID DEADLINE. IT’S BEEN NEARLY 20 YEARS SINCE CONGRESS PASSED THE REAL ID ACT IN RESPONSE TO THE NINE OVER 11 TERROR ATTACKS, AND AFTER YEARS OF DELAY, THE MAY 7TH DEADLINE TO BE REAL ID COMPLIANT IS ALMOST HERE. OUR NATIONAL CONSUMER UNIT SHARING THE DOCUMENTS YOU NEED. HERE’S AMY LU. DO YOU HAVE YOUR REAL ID YET? STARTING MAY 7TH, YOU’LL NEED ONE TO ACCESS CERTAIN FEDERAL FACILITIES OR TO BOARD A DOMESTIC FLIGHT. OTHERWISE, YOU’LL HAVE TO SHOW YOUR PASSPORT EVEN IF YOU DON’T FLY OFTEN. A REAL ID MAY BE A GOOD IDEA JUST IN CASE. LIKE IF THERE’S EVER AN EMERGENCY AND YOU NEED TO QUICKLY GET TO YOUR FAMILY IN ANOTHER STATE, OR YOU START A NEW JOB WHERE YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OFTEN TO GET A REAL ID, YOU’LL NEED OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE FOLLOWING THINGS. FIRST, YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME, YOUR DATE OF BIRTH AND LAWFUL STATUS, A PASSPORT OR A BIRTH CERTIFICATE SHOULD COVER THOSE. IF YOU’VE CHANGED YOUR NAME, YOU’LL NEED TO BRING PROOF OF THAT TOO. THAT COULD BE A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, A DIVORCE DECREE, OR OTHER COURT ORDERED NAME CHANGE DOCUMENTS. NEXT, YOU’LL NEED PROOF OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. SOME STATES MAY REQUIRE YOU TO BRING A PHYSICAL SOCIAL SECURITY CARD IF YOU DON’T HAVE YOURS ANYMORE, YOU CAN REQUEST A REPLACEMENT AT SSA.GOV. FINALLY, YOU’LL NEED TWO PROOFS OF ADDRESS. SOME EXAMPLES COULD BE A BANK STATEMENT, A RECENT PAY STUB, A UTILITY BILL, OR YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE EXACT REQUIREMENTS WHERE YOU LIVE. YOU CAN FIND THOSE BY GOING TO DHS.GOV/REAL ID AND THEN SCROLL DOWN AND FIND THE STATE WHERE YOU LIVE REPORTING IN WASHINGTON. I’M AMY LU. THE TABLE ROCK COMPLEX FIRE RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF ACRES BURNED AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. ISABELLE MARK JOINS US LIVE FROM TABLE ROCK STATE PARK, WHERE IT’S REOPENING TODAY. ISABELLE. HEY, ERIN AND DESTINY HERE IN JUST A SHORT FEW MINUTES AT SEVEN THIS MORNING, THE LAKESIDE TRAIL WILL OPEN UP. THOUGH THIS WILL BE THE ONLY TRAIL THAT OPENS FOR RIGHT NOW AS OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO SURVEY THOSE DAMAGES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE SAFE. NOW, ACCORDING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION, THE CURRENT TALLY FOR COST STANDS AROUND $8 MILLION FOR BOTH FIRES AND THE COMPLEX FIRE. AS A WHOLE. NOW, HERE ARE THE TOP THREE HIGHEST EXPENSES IN BATTLING THESE WILDFIRES. MORE THAN $3 MILLION WAS SPENT ON CAMP SUPPORT PERSONNEL TIME, WITH MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION IN THE COST FOR AVIATION ASSETS TOTALED A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $1.1 MILLION. NOW, THESE NUMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO SURVEY THESE DAMAGES, BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN PICKENS COUNTY. ISABELLE MARAK WIFE NEWS FOUR. THANKS. ISABELLE 647 NOW IN GREENWOOD COUNTY, CORONER SAYS ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A CRASH. THEY SAY IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN WARE SHOALS ON HIGHWAY 25 NEAR BEECHAM ROAD. THEY SAY 18 YEAR-OLD DANIEL ZAINAL WAS DRIVING SOUTH WHEN IT HAPPENED. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIED FROM HIS INJURIES THERE. THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS HIT AND KILLED. THE CORONER SAYS 63 YEAR OLD ROSEMARY STEWART WAS HIT ON HIGHWAY 176 WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD AROUND 10:00 FRIDAY NIGHT. AUTHORITIES SAY SHE DIED AT THE SCENE. TROOPERS SAY THE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE WEREN’T INJURED. WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH IS NOW DEADLY. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWS A TOWN IN OHIO ON SATURDAY. FOUR WEEK TORNADOES WERE CONFIRMED THAT BROUGHT DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER POLES THAN IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. POLICE SAY A FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD WAS KILLED WHEN A MASSIVE TREE FELL ON THE CHILD’S HOME. SO FAR, NBC NEWS IS REPORTING THAT AT LEAST 19 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN STORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND MIDWEST, WITH TEN DEATHS REPORTED IN TENNESSEE. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO HOST ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. THIS IS THEIR SECOND WHITE HOUSE SIT DOWN SINCE TRUMP’S RETURN TO OFFICE. THE VISIT COMES AS THE U.S. HAS ISSUED 17% TARIFFS ON ISRAEL. THE U.S., ISRAEL’S CLOSEST ALLY AND SINGLE TRADING PARTNER. THE WORLD LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO DISCUSS TRADE AND ISRAELI HOSTAGES STILL HELD IN GAZA. IT SEEMS LIKE WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE WHO’S SICK RIGHT NOW, AND IF YOU’RE HOPING TO AVOID THAT SAME FATE, IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE REGULARLY CLEANING GERM HOT SPOTS IN YOUR HOME. THE TWO BIGGEST PLACES THAT GERMS RESIDE IN ARE THE KITCHEN AND THE BATHROOM. SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CLEAN THOSE TWO AREAS REALLY WELL. AND I’M TALKING ABOUT THE HIGH TOUCH SURFACES LIKE LIGHT SWITCHES, FAUCETS, DOOR HANDLES. IN THE BATHROOM, YOU’VE GOT YOUR TOILET HANDLES, YOU’VE GOT YOUR TOOTHBRUSH IN THE KITCHEN, YOU HAVE YOUR KITCHEN SINK, YOU’VE GOT YOUR APPLIANCES ESPECIALLY LIKE YOUR CUTTING BOARD. DOCTORS SAY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF GERMS, THEY CAN LIVE UP TO 48 HOURS AND SOMETIMES EVEN LONGER. THEY RECOMMEND USING A LOW BLEACH FORMULA TO CLEAN YOUR TIME. IS 649 AND TWO TEXAS PETE. HOT SAUCES ARE RECALLED FOR LABELING ISSUES. THEY WERE SOLD IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE RECALL IS FOR HABANERO BUFFALO SAUCE AND THE SWEET HABANERO SAUCE. THE COMPANY SAYS THE BOTTLES OF THE HABANERO BUFFALO SAUCE MAY CONTAIN SULFITES, WHICH ARE NOT CLEAR ON THE LABEL. AS A RESULT, ANYONE WHO IS ALLERGIC TO THE COMPOUND RUNS THE RISK OF HAVING A LIFE THREATENING REACTION. MEANWHILE, THE SWEET HABANERO SAUCE FAILED TO INCLUDE THE INGREDIENT AGED PEPPERS ON ITS LABEL. AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS HERE, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE SOME OFF AND ON AGAIN SHOWERS. FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. TOCCOA AND HARTWELL. ELBERTON NOT INCLUDED IN THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF RAINFALL STILL LEFT WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN MID-MORNING. AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH SOME DRY TIME AND SOME LULLS HEADING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SO BASICALLY, THE RAIN IS NOT OVER WITH JUST YET. WE’LL GET SOME MORE OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT DRY AND COLDER TOMORROW. LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE NOW. GET A CHECK ON THE ROADS, SEE HOW EVERYTHING IS LOOKING. VICTORIA. WE’RE DEFINITELY STILL SEEING SOME SLICK ROADWAYS OUT THERE. RAIN CONTINUING THIS MORNING. SO AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR, ALLOW YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME. YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE THOSE SLICK ROADWAYS ON 85 THIS MORNING HEADING SOUTHBOUND. IT LOOKS LIKE TRAFFIC THOUGH IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG NEAR HIGHWAY 14. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE ACCIDENT NEAR I-40 HAS NOW CLEARED UP. SO I-40 NOW IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE’RE NOT SEEING ANY MAJOR ISSUES NOW. 85 HEADING NORTHBOUND NEAR HIGHWAY 14 IS SEEING SOME SLOWDOWNS FOR THE MOMENT. SO AGAIN, ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME. THIS MORNING. LOOKS LIKE WE’RE ON THE GREEN THOUGH. AARON. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, VICTORIA. SOUTH CAROLINA’S BID FOR ITS SECOND STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE FELL SHORT. AND THIS ONE WASN’T CLOSE. THE UCONN HUSKIES BEAT THE GAMECOCKS 82 TO 59. MY VOICE IS HOARSE FROM YELLING AT THE SCREEN YESTERDAY, GIVING UCONN ITS 12TH NATIONAL TITLE TONIGHT AS THE MEN’S TITLE GAME, WITH NUMBER ONE SEEDS FLORIDA AND HOUSTON TIPPING OFF AT 850. FLORIDA BEAT AUBURN ON SATURDAY NIGHT, WHILE HOUSTON HAD A LATE COMEBACK TO KNOCK OUT DUKE. ONE TWO. THREE. A 25 FOOT GOLF TEAM MURAL NOW SYMBOLIZES THE LEGACY OF THE HISTORIC MASTERS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP. BLACK CADDIES. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED BY AUGUSTA BASED ARTIST ED DURANT AND BARUTI TUCKER. LEON MAYBIN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SAND HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD, CALLED THE MURAL A LONG OVERDUE CELEBRATION OF THEIR LEGACY. WE HONORED A GREAT MAN WHO SERVED AS CADDIES FOR CHAMPION GOLFERS DURING A TIME WHEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND PRESENCE WERE INDISPENSABLE. YET THEIR NAMES WERE RARELY SPOKEN, AND THEIR STORIES OFTEN OVERSHADOWED. THIS MOMENT BRINGS THAT LEGACY INTO THE LIGHT WHERE IT BELONGS. THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT IS THIS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE ANNUAL WHITE HOUSE TRADITION OF ROLLING EASTER EGGS ACROSS THE SOUTH LAWN IS EXPECTED TO PROCEED THIS YEAR, DESPITE CONCERN OVER EGG PRICES AND STRAIN ON SUPPLY IN RECENT MONTHS BECAUSE OF AVIAN FLU. IT’S A DECISION THAT’S GETTING MIXED. REVIEWS FROM AMERICAN EGG FARMERS. THE EASTER EGG ROLL IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 21ST, WILL FEATURE 30,000 EGGS FOR WHITE HOUSE GUESTS TO DECORATE AND USE IN GAMES. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN EGG BOARD, THE INDUSTRY GROUP PROVIDED THOSE EGGS FOR THE EVENT FOR YEARS, RELYING ON DONATIONS FROM FARMERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT THE BIRD FLU OUTBREAK HAS LED TO A SHORT SUP
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11 charged, 160 dogs rescued following dogfighting investigation in South Carolina
Updated: 6:47 PM EDT Apr 7, 2025
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged 11 men and rescued 160 dogs following a dogfighting investigation.According to arrest warrants, nearly a dozen men were involved in violent dogfighting events that occurred on approximately nine different dates.The operation resulted in the rescue of 160 dogs, as well as the seizure of $69,700 in cash, approximately 55 firearms, 17 pounds of marijuana, 11 grams of crack cocaine, 1 kilogram of cocaine, 2 grams of ketamine, 990 round blue fentanyl pills, and 2,266 ecstasy (MDMA) pills.The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.For more details on the investigation, click here.After the investigation, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster joined SLED Chief Mark Keel in a press conference to bring attention to the illegal blood sport.SLED charged the following men on April 2: Robert Kendale Adams, 41, was charged with the following:Animal fightingCriminal conspiracyIll treatment of animalsTrafficking marijuanaPossession of less than one gram of meth – first offenseGavin Mandell Miles, 44, was charged with the following:Unlawfully placing a child at riskAnimal fightingIll treatment of animalsPossession of cocaine base – second offensePossession of a schedule II controlled substance – first offensePossession of a controlled substance – first offenseCriminal conspiracyJames Maurice Bethea, 50, was charged with the following:Criminal conspiracyIll treatment of animalsAnimal fightingJonathon Ja’Teil Lester, 22, was charged with the following:3 counts of animal fighting3 counts of ill treatment of animalsSLED charged the following men on April 3:Larry Darnel Mack, Jr., 49, was charged with the following:Animal fighting Ill treatment of animalsChristopher Terrell Jordan, 32, was charged with the following: Animal fightingIll treatment of animals Criminal conspiracyPossession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes – first offensePossession of a weapon during a violent crimePossession of crack cocainePossession of ketaminePossession of marijuanaPossession of oxycodonePossession of alprazolamPossession of a stolen pistolTrafficking cocaineTrafficking fentanylTrafficking Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)Anthony Dante Gause, 44, was charged with the following:Criminal conspiracyAnimal fightingIll treatment of animalsWade Rodeon Shipman, 61, was charged with the following:Criminal conspiracySammy Junior McCormick, 45, was charged with the following:Animal fightingIll treatment of animalsBlake Alexander Rogers, 29, was charged with the following:Animal fightingIll treatment of animalsTyquan Tymore Rogers, 24, was charged in Dillon County on April 4 with criminal conspiracy. Adams, Miles, Bethea, and Lester were booked into the Dillon County Detention Center on April 2.Mack, Jr., Jordan, Gause, McCormick, and Blake Alexander Rogers were booked into the Marion County Detention Center on April 3. Tyquan Rogers was booked into the Dillon County Detention Center on April 4.SLED was assisted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office, the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, the Summerville Police Department, the Marion Police Department, the Mullins Police Department, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, the South Carolina National Guard Governor’s Counterdrug Task Force, the South Carolina National Guard Readiness Center, the Mullins Fire Department, as well as several local fire departments in Dillon County.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged 11 men and rescued 160 dogs following a dogfighting investigation.
According to arrest warrants, nearly a dozen men were involved in violent dogfighting events that occurred on approximately nine different dates.
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The operation resulted in the rescue of 160 dogs, as well as the seizure of $69,700 in cash, approximately 55 firearms, 17 pounds of marijuana, 11 grams of crack cocaine, 1 kilogram of cocaine, 2 grams of ketamine, 990 round blue fentanyl pills, and 2,266 ecstasy (MDMA) pills.
The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.
For more details on the investigation, click here.
After the investigation, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster joined SLED Chief Mark Keel in a press conference to bring attention to the illegal blood sport.
SLED charged the following men on April 2:
Robert Kendale Adams, 41, was charged with the following:
- Animal fighting
- Criminal conspiracy
- Ill treatment of animals
- Trafficking marijuana
- Possession of less than one gram of meth – first offense
Gavin Mandell Miles, 44, was charged with the following:
- Unlawfully placing a child at risk
- Animal fighting
- Ill treatment of animals
- Possession of cocaine base – second offense
- Possession of a schedule II controlled substance – first offense
- Possession of a controlled substance – first offense
- Criminal conspiracy
James Maurice Bethea, 50, was charged with the following:
- Criminal conspiracy
- Ill treatment of animals
- Animal fighting
Jonathon Ja’Teil Lester, 22, was charged with the following:
- 3 counts of animal fighting
- 3 counts of ill treatment of animals
SLED charged the following men on April 3:
Larry Darnel Mack, Jr., 49, was charged with the following:
- Animal fighting
- Ill treatment of animals
Christopher Terrell Jordan, 32, was charged with the following:
- Animal fighting
- Ill treatment of animals
- Criminal conspiracy
- Possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes – first offense
- Possession of a weapon during a violent crime
- Possession of crack cocaine
- Possession of ketamine
- Possession of marijuana
- Possession of oxycodone
- Possession of alprazolam
- Possession of a stolen pistol
- Trafficking cocaine
- Trafficking fentanyl
- Trafficking Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Anthony Dante Gause, 44, was charged with the following:
- Criminal conspiracy
- Animal fighting
- Ill treatment of animals
Wade Rodeon Shipman, 61, was charged with the following:
- Criminal conspiracy
Sammy Junior McCormick, 45, was charged with the following:
- Animal fighting
- Ill treatment of animals
Blake Alexander Rogers, 29, was charged with the following:
- Animal fighting
- Ill treatment of animals
Tyquan Tymore Rogers, 24, was charged in Dillon County on April 4 with criminal conspiracy.
Adams, Miles, Bethea, and Lester were booked into the Dillon County Detention Center on April 2.
Mack, Jr., Jordan, Gause, McCormick, and Blake Alexander Rogers were booked into the Marion County Detention Center on April 3.
Tyquan Rogers was booked into the Dillon County Detention Center on April 4.
SLED was assisted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office, the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, the Summerville Police Department, the Marion Police Department, the Mullins Police Department, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, the South Carolina National Guard Governor’s Counterdrug Task Force, the South Carolina National Guard Readiness Center, the Mullins Fire Department, as well as several local fire departments in Dillon County.
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