Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 1st of August.
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🚨 Crime
A road rage incident on Friday near the intersection of Georgetown Road and Pocket Road in Florence County led to both drivers firing shots at each other's vehicles—49-year-old James Donald Robinson was arrested on Wednesday and charged with pointing, presenting a firearm and discharging a weapon while 21-year-old Monxavior Jatrabian Oumari Williams, who was arrested on Friday, was later released on a $20,000 bond.
Deputies arrested James Donald Robinson, 49, from Bennettsville on Wednesday for pointing and presenting a firearm at a person and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle — and they later arrested Monxavior Jatrabian Oumari Williams, 21, from Effingham on Friday for the same charges after the two drivers exchanged gunfire during a road rage shooting on Georgetown Road leading into Pocket Road — as part of the incident.
🏛️ Government
The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) will provide free rides in Florence County beginning August 11, according to Florence County Council Chairman William Schofield.
An official ceremony will be held in the coming weeks to mark the new service.
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