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Authorities think shooting is result of robbery gone awry BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Sumter police have filed charges against two suspects thought to have been involved in a shooting that emanated from a botched robbery attempt late Monday afternoon, leaving a 25-yearold Rembert man dead. Dikeem Dargan, 17, of 134 Carolina Ave., DARGAN turned himself in to authorities Monday night, and Marquez Stevens, 20, of 80 Milton Road, turned himself in Tuesday. Both STEVENS Sumter men were charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery in connection with the incident, according to a statement issued by Sumter Police Department on Tuesday. Dargan also faces charges of possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon under the age of 18 stemming from the shooting. Shots rang out about 4:45 p.m. Monday along Shop Road, one block north of Broad Street. Authorities arrived and found 25-year-old Lance Lynell Myers lying on the ground outside a vacant apartment duplex. Pathologists performed an autopsy on the victim Tuesday in Newberry. Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock confirmed he died from a single gunshot wound to the upper torso.
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Capt. William H. Dubois, 30, died this week as a result of a noncombat crash on Sunday near Southwest Asia. Dubois was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base.
Shaw pilot died after crash in Middle East BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com
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ill was so much more than a kickass fighter pilot.”
The statement from the family of Capt. William “Pyro” Dubois simply stands for Dubois as a member of the U.S. Air Force and as one of the driving forces in their family. Dubois, a 30-year-old F-16 fighter
pilot, died this week as a result of a noncombat crash near a coalition base in the Middle East on Sunday evening while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Dubois was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base. His wife, Ashley Dubois, remembers him as being the love of her life and will forever remember his smile and laughter that brought her joy when they were together. “I loved him with all my heart and soul, and I’m lucky to call him my husband,” Dubois said in a statement. “I
FBI bulletin puts military on alert BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com Like former and current military members everywhere, those at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter are taking precautions after the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently advised service members to review their social media accounts in an effort to avoid posting information or photos that might attract the attention from the group calling
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itself the Islamic State. Master Sgt. Cohen Young with Shaw said he has just returned from Afghanistan but became aware of the message that all military members had received. Although military members at Shaw have not had any incidents regarding social media posts that needed to be deleted, Young said they have all been asked to be
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close my eyes and hear him laughing and see him smile and I’m forever grateful for all the love and joy that he brought to my life. Put it up and double down my love.” According to Shaw Air Force Base, Dubois was commissioned through ROTC at the University of Colorado in 2008 and has been stationed at Shaw since September 2013. Along with his wife, Capt. Dubois is survived by his mother and father, a sister, a nephew
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Fireside Fund correction A few errors occurred in the Fireside Fund article that ran in Tuesday’s edition, and some listings were inadvertently omitted. The correct listings should read: Sowers and Reapers, $100; and Jackie Olsen in memory of Tom Olsen, $500. The additional listings
should read: Love in Action Sunday School Class, $100; Trinity United Methodist Church, $100; Hillcrest No. 263 Order of Eastern Star, $150; Gerlies McCrea in memory of Patricia Hightower, $10; Concord Baptist Church Ladies Friendship Circle, $25; and in memory of Tom Olsen, $50.
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