According to Lt. Troy Elwell, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) has announced additional charges for suspects in an Aiken murder and arson.

4 in jail after Aiken County Sheriff’s Office find more than 15 pounds of marijuana and $77,000 in cash.

According to Lt. Troy Elwell, on December 31st, Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) investigators arrested two individuals after executing a search warrant at a local hotel. While investigators were conducting an undercover operation, Tramaine Hart sold a quantity of crack cocaine to an undercover operative from room 135 at the Royal Inn Hotel, located at 4638 Jefferson Davis Highway, in Clearwater, SC. Investigators obtained and executed a search warrant at the hotel, a short time later, locating Tramaine Hart and Michael Buford inside the hotel room.

According to Lt. David Turno, officers from the Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) responded to call from the homeowner at 288 Sand Fox Place in Aiken, about 4:50 p.m., Wednesday afternoon.

Aiken County investigators say a man is under arrest after being caught with thousands of dollars worth of drugs in the home. Robbie Seigler, 45, is facing several drug charges.

According to Lt. Troy Elwell, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has located a Jackson, SC man who was reported missing by his family.

A 3rd man is arrested in connection with the killing of George Woltz, Jr. in Aiken County.

According to Lt. Troy Elwell, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) has obtained warrants on James W. Alston 27, of the 300 block of East Beltline Road, in Anderson, South Carolina for Murder. Alston is currently being held in Anderson, on unrelated charges. Two others are still being sought.The charges stem from an arson amd murder of George Woltz, Jr., on Saturday. Firefighters were called to a house fire on Westover Drive, and after the fire was extinguished, Woltz’s body was found. 51-year-old Keith Alan Fitzgerald has already been arrested for arson and murder.

Crews in Aiken responded to a fire, Saturday night, and when the flames were put out, the body of George Woltz, Jr. was found inside. Investigators are calling it a murder. Count on Joy Howe for the story.

According to Lt. Troy Elwell, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men, who on December 15th, went to the victim’s residence and persisted they pressure wash her house. The victim allowed the subjects to pressure wash her residence. While the work was being performed, both subjects asked to use her bathroom. The victim became suspicious after the subjects left with out being paid. Upon checking the residence the victim found a considerable amount of money missing.

According to Lt. Troy Elwell, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former Midland Valley High School baseball coach, who for two years used solicited funds intended for advertisements at the high school baseball field, to cover personal debts totaling more than $12,000.

Investigators in Aiken were busy this weekend, with two separate shootings. Officers say three people were injured at an early Saturday morning shooting at “The Spot” nightclub in North Augusta. Then, a second shooting happened at a teen club in Aiken at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. This time, a 16-year-old girl was shot in the stomach. Count on Joy Howe for the story.

According to Lt. Troy Elwell, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) is looking for a man, who on November 29th, kicked in the door to his girlfriends residence, pointed a shotgun at her, then turned and fired two rounds into her vehicle that was parked in front of the residence. The victim retrieved a handgun and fired several rounds at the subject, who then fled the scene.

A Columbia, South Carolina man is in jail in Aiken County, after investigators say he arranged to meet someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl, for sex.

Vandalism at an Aiken County church could spark an FBI inquiry.