Grandmother accused of beating grandson with fireplace tool
Last Updated on 3/14/2010
Published on 11/25/2008
* A Georgetown County woman is accused of beating her 14-year-old grandson with a fireplace tool.
The teen told a deputy his grandmother told him to put wood in the fireplace Nov. 19 and when she came out of her room and saw the door on the fireplace was open, she got very upset.
She allegedly started choking him and then used the fireplace ash shovel to hit him on the face and body.
He was also reportedly hit on the legs and arms with the fireplace poker.
When he grabbed the poker, his grandmother allegedly started choking him until he got weak and let it go.
The teen, the deputy reported, had a lump and gash on his head.
No charges have been filed but the teen was placed in the care of another relative.
Sheriff's Office
* Georgetown County Deputies have not located two men accused of attacking a 30-year-old Georgetown man in the Pawleys Plaza parking lot.
The man, whose face was bloody, met deputies by his truck Nov. 18. He said at about 6:30 p.m. that evening he was walking back to his vehicle when he was approached by the two men who were asking for cigarettes.
When the man agreed to give them cigarettes, they struck him in the face with either a pipe or piece of a tree. After a brief struggle, the men ran away without any money from the victim.
The man's children were in the truck and witnessed the attack. He was treated for his injuries at the hospital and was released.
* A $2,500 two-way radio was reported missing from Garden City Fire and Rescue Nov. 18.
The Motorola radio was taken from the bay area of the station on Highway 17 Business in Murrells Inlet.
* A Pawleys Island woman said she believes an exterminator is responsible for stealing her $5,000 sapphire ring.
The Pawleys Place woman said she took the ring out of her safe in early June and placed it in her jewelry box. She said she noticed the ring was gone in the middle of November.
She said the only person with access to her bedroom has been the exterminator.
Georgetown Police
* A female clerk at the Harbor Inn on Church Street said she fought off the attempts of an armed robber while on duty Saturday night.
The woman said at about 8:40 p.m. a man walked into the office through an unlocked door and said "give me your money." When she did not comply with the command, the man presented a semi-automatic pistol and yelled "give me your money now."
The woman said she picked up a stapler and the man ran out the door without getting anything. She said she saw him running north on Church Street.
The woman gave police a description of the man but he has not been located.
* A Georgetown Middle School student is in trouble after allegedly making threatening remarks towards President-elect Barack Obama.
According to school officials, the incident happened Tuesday as students were assigned to write letters to the soon-to-be president.
During the class, one male student -- whose age is not on the report -- said "if (Obama) comes to Georgetown, I will be there to shoot him," the incident report states.
"The subject then made shooting gestures with his hands," according to the report.
This caused an uproar in the class. The teacher tried to settle the class while removing the student from the room.
The student allegedly told the teacher, "I don't want to write about commitments, I want to write about him (getting) assassinated," the report states.
The student was charged by police with disturbing school and was released to a parent.
* A Whites Bridge Road man was on his couch at about 3:50 a.m. Sunday when he heard his porch door open.
He sat up and saw a man standing at the back door.
When the prowler saw the homeowner, he ran, causing a small amount of damage to the screen door in his attempt to escape.
A search of the area was conducted but the man was not found.
* A Pawleys Island woman is accused of presenting a forged prescription in order to get a bottle of pills Nov. 21.
The pharmacist at the Medicine Shoppe on North Fraser Street said he was suspicious of the doctor's signature on the form, so he called the doctor's office for confirmation.
However, the office was closed for the day. That evening, the woman returned and since the pharmacist had no proof of a forgery, he gave her the order of Lorcet, a pain reliever.
The next day it was learned the doctor never wrote the prescription and does not know the woman. It was also discovered the woman has forged the doctor's name on prescriptions two other times since early August.
Compiled by Scott Harper
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I can't imagine how sick this woman is to hit a child with a fire poker, but she should NEVER have any child left in her care. She is obviously dangerous, demented, and a danger to others... God bless that poor child, and I hope he never has to spend another hour with that cruel woman again. My question is WHY havent charges been filed??? Posted by a Teacher on 12/7/2008 |
