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Want your kids to be healthier? Try 8 easy ideas A3 THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents Ousted candidate files again State party must decide if Samuels-Cooper certified for primary amid disqualification ruling, possible appeal BY KAYLA ROBINS els-Cooper both filed a uels-Cooper, who won the Democrat- Samuels-Cooper’s brother, who died in [email protected] statement of intent of ic nomination in June but was re- January. Mock, previously a deputy candidacy and party moved from the ballot in August coroner in Clarendon for 21 years, has A special filing period closed Tues- pledge with Clarendon after a Third Judicial Circuit Court been serving as coroner since Samuels day for a new primary that will be County Board of Voter judge ruled she was unqualified to Jr.’s passing after being appointed by held, if necessary, for Clarendon Registration and Elec- become a corner because of lack of Gov. Henry McMaster the fill the va- County coroner, and it appears those SAMUELS- tions Office. related job experience, filed on Aug. cancy. involved are experiencing déjà vu as COOPER Mock, who lost to Sam- 21, the last day of the special filing The South Carolina Democratic the same two people who ran in June uels-Cooper in the origi- period. Party has to certify all candidates run- filed again. nal Democratic primary The Nov. 6 general election for coro- ning on its ballot. Clarendon County Coroner Bucky on June 12, filed on Aug. 14, the first ner will determine who will fill the Mock and challenger LaNette Samu- day of the special filing period. Sam- unexpired term of Hayes Samuels Jr., SEE FILING, PAGE A5 DNC says New York subpoenas Cohen it thwarted attempted in Trump Foundation probe hacking BY BILL BARROW The Associated Press CHICAGO — The Democrat- ic National Committee thwart- ed an attempted hack of its massive voter database, an of- ficial said Wednesday, two years after Russian operatives sent the party into disarray by breaking into its computers and facilitating the release of tens of thousands of emails online amid the presidential election. DNC security contractors notified the party Tuesday that hackers had created a fake login page to gather user- names and passwords in an ef- fort to gain access to the Dem- ocratic Party’s voter file, a party official said. The file contains information on tens of millions of voters. The at- tempt was quickly thwarted by suspending the attacker’s ac- count, and no information was compromised, the official said. The FBI was notified. The official wasn’t autho- rized to speak about sensitive security information and PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS spoke to The Associated Press Michael Cohen, center, leaves federal court Tuesday in New York. Cohen pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud on condition of anonymity. stemming from hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. Government and tech offi- cials say it’s too early to know who was behind the attempt. Trump’s lawyer implicates him in federal court The FBI declined to comment to the AP. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators information for state investigators The hacking attempt comes in New York state have issued a sub- looking into whether Trump or his as Democrats gather for their poena to Michael Cohen as part of charity broke state law or lied about summer meeting. The party’s their probe into the Trump Founda- their tax liability. cybersecurity has been an tion, an official with Democratic Gov. “We can confirm that a subpoena issue since the 2016 presiden- Andrew Cuomo’s administration con- has been issued to Michael Cohen for tial election, when Russian firmed to The Associated Press on relevant information in light of the hackers compromised DNC Wednesday. public disclosures made [Tuesday],” servers and publicly revealed President Donald Trump speaks during a The subpoena was issued after Co- said James Gazzale, a spokesman for internal communications that Medal of Honor ceremony for Air Force Tech. hen’s attorney said his client has in- the state’s tax department. exploited divisions between Sgt. John A. Chapman, awarded posthu- formation of interest to both state and If evidence of alleged crimes is Bernie Sanders’ and Hillary mously for conspicuous gallantry, during a federal prosecutors. As Trump’s long- found, the matter could be referred to ceremony in the East Room of the White time lawyer and self-described “fixer,” SEE DATABASE, PAGE A5 House on Wednesday in Washington. Cohen could be a significant source of SEE COHEN, PAGE A5 WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING: SUMTER CITY COUNCIL City council vote encourages downtown development BY ADRIENNE SARVIS ORDINANCE TO ENCOURAGE city to sell properties at 9 S. Main St., 11 S. This is not a sale of property, but this [email protected] FUTURE DOWNTOWN SUMTER Main St., 138 S. Main St., 146 S. Main St. ordinance authorizes the sale to let it be DEVELOPMENTS, INVESTMENTS and 150 S. Main St. for future development, known they are available, Mayor Joe Sumter City Council approved final read- Reading: Second and final according to Sumter Downtown McElveen said. ing to authorize the future sale of five down- Development Manager Howie Owens. town properties, gave Sumter Fire Depart- Agenda item: An ordinance to authorize Discussion: Councilman Robert Galiano ment the go-ahead to purchase two new ap- the future sale of five city-owned He said the city has seen more than $5 made a motion for approval, and paratus for the community and approved properties located in the Central Business million in investment on about 18 other councilman Thomas Lowery seconded. first reading of a rezoning request that could District of the downtown area. properties that were approved for sale in Vote: Unanimous approval allow a father to make his daughter’s dream this same way. a reality during its meeting on Tuesday. 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We go into a situa- [email protected] rest facing the opposite side of traffic. both were aware of their surround- tion that's maybe not the safest or the "I keep an EMT bag with simple ings and not bleeding, Aubuchon most stable area, especially when we A husband and wife who were in- first aid bandages, splints, things like started to wrap the wife's leg. Another have to deploy. But we learn to take a jured in a car wreck in Sumter Coun- that, in my car," Aubuchon said. airman climbed a tree and grabbed a breath, calm down and focus on the ty recently were lucky to find a help- The Air Force aerospace medical branch they used to splint her leg. Au- task at hand," he said. ing hand from a trained Air Force technician ran to the truck after call- buchon made a wire splint for the Aubuchon said he has always want- EMT. ing 911 to check on the occupants, husband's ankle. ed to serve his country. Senior Airman Chris Aubuchon was where he found the husband and wife Neither of the injuries were life- He said a key aspect of his medical driving home from Shaw Air Force awake and alert but suffering from threatening, but the comfort in know- and Air Force training is to learn to Base after work around 11 p.m. one lower-body pain. ing someone was there to help and to improvise. night when he noticed a minivan "She had her face covered. She begin the first-aid process before first "First, I wanted to make sure there quickly approaching a pickup truck didn't want to ruin her makeup, she responders arrived was appreciated were no vehicles coming and that the on U.S. 378. He said he saw the mini- said," Aubuchon said. by the couple, he said. scene was safe," he said. "When I first van rear-end the truck, causing the The husband's ankle and the wife's "The adrenaline was going, but with came up, they were definitely relieved pickup to hit the median and go air- leg were injured, he said. our training we realize that that's to see someone was there helping." PHOTO PROVIDED This video grab shows a suspect put- ting a cash register drawer into a shopping cart at the Walmart in Man- ning on Tuesday. Manning police U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN SEAN SWEENEY / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM From left, retired U.S. Air Force Col. Rick Davis, former F-16 pilot; retired Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Henderson, former dedicated seek assistance crew chief; Capt. Brian Davis, 55th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot; and Staff Sgt. Tyler Roecker, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron identifying dedicated crew chief, stand on the flight line at Shaw Air Force Base on Aug 3.