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Student Threatens Shooting at Lakewood Sheriff: Action Not Viable, but He Has Made Similar Threats at Chestnut Oaks Rev. Ralph Canty chosen as Sumter School Board chairman See story at www.theitem.com Welcome Advent season with 49th SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 Festival of Choirs TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 75 CENTS A2 Student threatens shooting at Lakewood Sheriff: Action not viable, but he has made similar threats at Chestnut Oaks BY KAYLA ROBINS fore, had the “means or capability to the subject,” Dennis said. “Our schools Dennis also commended the deputies [email protected] carry out this threat.” As a precaution, are a safe haven for students, and we who worked to identify the suspect. He extra deputies were at the school off are working closely with the school said the boy will be remanded to the A 14-year-old middle school student Old Manning Road Monday. district to keep it that way. There is no S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice has been taken into custody after the “He has told us that the threat was reason to keep your child home from and that the district will follow its own threat of a shooting at Lakewood High regarding bullying at school, and we school today.” policy as far as disciplinary action. School in response to alleged bullying are investigating that, too,” Dennis In a Facebook post Sunday, the sher- This is the second time this student was made on social media Sunday. said. iff’s office said it was aware of the has posted a threat of violence toward Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said the school district threat but that there was nothing cred- Lakewood on Facebook. Dennis said Monday the department worked with law enforcement to en- ible about the suspect following “He has made a similar threat be- does not think the student, a boy who sure everyone’s safety. through with it. The post said there fore,” he said. goes to Chestnut Oaks Middle School “Once we were aware of it, we would be extra deputies at Lakewood and who has made a similar threat be- worked closely with them to identify Monday. SEE THREAT, PAGE A6 Punishment Lost in a sea of orange light for inmate killers as prison violence rises Lee Correctional deaths still being investigated COLUMBIA (AP) — Larry Moore was watching "Ellen" in a South Carolina prison when he heard a scream. Fellow cellblock in- mate Tommie Wilson was bleeding from his face and running, in vain, for his life. Another prisoner caught up to Wilson, stabbed him with a long knife and bashed him with a lock slung inside a sock at Tyger River Correctional Intuition in Spartanburg County, according to a State Law Enforce- ment Division report on the 2008 killing. Augustus Bookert, serving five years for armed robbery, was charged with murder, which carries 30 years to life. However, he ac- cepted a deal, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and got just 12 additional years behind bars, according to court re- cords. The deal fits a pattern in the cases of pris- oners killed by other inmates in South Caro- MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM lina over the past two decades: Prisoners The Clemson Tigers took on the University of South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday night in Tiger Town. The No. 2-ranked who kill often face little additional punish- team in the nation finished their regular season perfect, advancing to 12-0 with a 56-35 final score. For game coverage ment. and more photos, go to the sports section starting on page B1. South Carolina prisons have only become more deadly in recent years. State agents are still investigating the deaths of seven inmates during the April 15 riot at Lee Correctional Institution. Seven inmates were killed and 22 others Shaw AFB were injured as a result of three simultane- ous fights in separate dorms during what has been labeled the deadliest prison riot in the Falcons nation in 25 years at the Bishopville facility. South Carolina Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling said a preliminary in- vestigation found the deadly fights were get facelift about territory, contraband, cellphones and money. BY SENIOR AIRMAN CHRISTOPHER The victims were serving sentences from MALDONADO 10 years to life for a range of convictions in- 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs cluding trafficking cocaine, burglary, kidnap- ping and murder. Upon entering a room lined with No charges have been filed yet for the riot panels and LED lights, described but criminal charges seem almost certain solely as something out of a science against the prisoners responsible for the fiction movie, people in polar white death of the seven inmates. suits are ready to re-skin a new Two inmates who were injured filed law- beast. suits in May accusing state officials of negli- The work center, which is com- U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN CHRISTOPHER MALDONADO gence in failing to hire, train or monitor prised of numerous airmen work- An airman assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron corrosion enough officers to maintain order at the ing across two shifts, paint and ren- control paint barn sands the upper body of an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw maximum-security prison. ovate the aircraft and equipment Air Force Base recently. The work center is comprised of more than 30 airmen While charges are still pending in fatalities assigned to the Air Force’s largest working across two shifts to paint and renovate 20th Fighter Wing assets. in the Lee County prison riot, prosecutors combat F-16 wing at Shaw Air Force likely have several high-profile prison homi- Base. ment Maintenance Squadron corro- Within the facility, a locker room cide cases to come including one involving The work being performed on the sion control noncommissioned offi- houses the protective gear of the two prisoners accused of killing four inmates aircraft is intended to provide a pro- cer in charge. “We also inspect for airmen assigned to the 20th EMS in an attempt to get the death penalty. tective finish that prevents damage corrosion and reapply coats should aircraft structural maintenance In April 2017, authorities said inmates Den- to the structure and enhance the the aircraft need it.” flight. ver Simmons and Jacob Phillip killed four aircraft’s overall lifespan. Tinsley said the flight helps iden- “When we paint, no matter what mentally ill inmates one-by-one after luring “Our mission here is to remove tify and troubleshoot paint fatigue we are working on that day, we keep defective aircraft coatings,” said that may be caused by consistent SEE INMATES, PAGE A6 Tech. Sgt. Ryan Tinsley, 20th Equip- flights. SEE FALCONS, PAGE A6 VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B4 WEATHER, A8 INSIDE Rodney Lewis Sr. Frances Burgess Abram COOL TODAY, BRRR TONIGHT 2 SECTIONS, 14 PAGES the .com VOL. 124, NO. 29 Lee Nora Lawson Joe Louis Oliver Cover your plants and bring in Linda Marie Morgan John Burns Bailey the pets. It’s going to get really Classifieds B6 Sports B1 Judith Terry Mildred Lorraine Martin cold tonight. Comics A5 Opinion A7 Mary Marie Felder Harrison Thomas Junious Jr. Betty Ross Elsie M. Crawford HIGH 51, LOW 26 Obituaries B4 Television B5 Joe Price A2 | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] 49th Festival of Choirs scheduled for Sunday Concert will welcome Advent season BY IVY MOORE Lutheran Church choir in singing A Christ- Special to The Sumter Item mas Blessing, with words from the Church of Ireland’s Book of Common Prayer; Scobee For almost a half century the Woman’s Af- will also accompany the choir on organ. ternoon Music Club has celebrated Advent Choirs following and their selections will with a concert by some of Sumter’s finest be: musicians. Sunday marks the 49th year for • Church of the Holy Comforter choir, di- the highly anticipated Festival of Choirs. The rected by Kipper Ackerman and accompa- club traditionally presents the festival on the nied by Floride McKoy on organ, will sing Sunday nearest the first day of Advent, the Felix Mendelssohn’s Thou Shall a Star from period that begins four Sundays before Jacob. Christmas. Many Christians prepare for the • Sumter Civic Chorale, directed by Herbert celebration of Christ’s birth during this peri- Johnson and accompanied by pianist Anne od. Davé, will sing Helig, Helig, Helig (Holy, Holy, The concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Holy) by Franz Schubert and Johann Philipp PHOTO PROVIDED Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Lib- Neumann. USC Sumter English professor and accomplished actor Park Bucker erty St. • The Woman’s Afternoon Music Club En- will present a staged reading of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memo- The festival features not just choirs, but semble, directed by Tammy Williams and ac- ry” at 1 and 7 p.m. Friday in USC Sumter’s Arts and Letters Building. also several instrumentalists, performing sa- companied by Linda Coyne on piano, Barbara cred music appropriate to the period. While Rearden on flute and Brandi Sloan on violin, the various choirs are changing places for will perform J.J. Wright’s Gabriel’s Message. their performances, traditional Christmas • First Presbyterian Church choir, directed ‘A Christmas Memory’ carols and hymns will be played, as the con- by Joni Brown and accompanied by Hamilton gregation is invited to stand and sing along. Stoddard on piano and Kenny Jordan on per- The festival begins with a prelude compris- cussion, will sing African Noel by Andre’ J. comes to USC Sumter ing musical selections by organist Beth Thomas. Lewallen, followed by pianist Mark Burns • Trinity United Methodist Church choir, Staged reading of Capote’s story set for Friday playing his own arrangement of Carol of the directed by Charles Haraway and accompa- Bells and the Trinity Ringers, directed by nied by Beth Lewallen and Wesley Castleber- BY IVY MOORE friends, “many of whom they Charles Haraway.
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