After only thirty minutes of deliberation, Drayton was convicted of first degree burglary, first degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping by a Richland County jury following a four-day trial.

Source: https://www.fitsnews.com/2023/07/21/system-failure-south-carolinas-judicial-branch-gets-it-right-for-a-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=system-failure-south-carolinas-judicial-branch-gets-it-right-for-a-change

Columbia and Richland County are considering how to raise pay to entice more workers amid a competitive market.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/how-columbia-and-richland-county-are-looking-to-increase-employee-pay/article_7a5de2ce-8b7e-11ed-9808-eb44c127989a.html

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– C.A. Johnson High School senior Caleb Pearson was named the 2023 Richland County High School Football Player of the Year.

Source: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/12/12/c-a-johnson-senior-named-richland-county-football-player-of-the-year/

He has filed three lawsuits in Richland County where the department is based, naming SCDC as a defendant.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-county-jails-conditions-failure/article_e8319a4c-7503-11ee-b3aa-0712e5ec0f73.html

Richland County Council gave a second round of approval May 25 to a $214 million budget that would fund cost-of-living pay increases, improvements to the county jail and raises for sheriff's deputies.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/trash-water-rate-increases-coming-for-richland-county-residents-pay-raises-for-employees/article_1fe970b4-f411-11ed-937c-fb90875ddd30.html

The district covering downtown and lower Richland County had wanted a projected $6.6 million more in tax revenue from the county to staff metal detectors and fund raises for employees.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/trash-water-rate-increases-coming-for-richland-county-residents-pay-raises-for-employees/article_1fe970b4-f411-11ed-937c-fb90875ddd30.html

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident.

Source: https://theeastcountygazette.com/3-women-hospitalized-after-shooting-at-richland-county-nightclub/

This was not an accidental shooting by any means,” Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford stated in the press conference.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/01/rick-chow-murder-charges-cyrus-carmack-belton/