Bryan Stirling takes oath to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina
GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH A ARREST. IN A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION. OUR ISABELLE MARK JOINS US LIVE FROM THE GREENVILLE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER. ISABELLE. HEY, AARON AND DESTINY, A WOMAN AND TWO JUVENILES WERE ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTOUT THAT HAPPENED AT BELLEMEADE APARTMENTS. NOW, THE CORONER SAYS FIVE YEAR OLD BRIGHT OKOYE WAS KILLED. HER TWIN, ALSO SHOT, REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS MORNING. AN 18 YEAR-OLD, WHO WAS ALSO SHOT, IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. SHANTI’S ELISHA SHERMAN WAS ARRESTED IN. WE’RE LOOKING AT THIS DEADLY SHOOTOUT STORY THAT WE COVERED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS WELL. LET’S GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES ON THIS. WE DO KNOW THAT SHANTIA SHERMAN, WHO YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT THERE, WAS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND WAS DENIED BOND DURING A HEARING. THAT’S RIGHT. AND WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS CHARGED WITH WEAPONS RELATED OFFENSE, BOTH OF THE JUVENILES THAT WERE ARRESTED ARE REMAINING IN CUSTODY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITY IN COLUMBIA, AND DEPUTIES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING TO IDENTIFY OTHER SUSPECTS. BUT AGAIN, ALREADY ARRESTED. ON YOUR SCREEN AS SEAN SHERMAN. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WYFF NEWS FOUR. AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN GREENWOOD COUNTY. POLICE RESPONDED TO BAILEY CIRCLE SATURDAY FOR A COMPLAINT FROM A HOMEOWNER AND A WORKER, AND POLICE SAY THEY APPROACHED THE SUSPECT. AND THAT’S WHEN THE SUSPECT ATTACKED THE OFFICERS WITH A WEAPON. OFFICERS SAY THEY FIRED IN DEFENSE. AUTHORITIES SAY 22 YEAR OLD BRANDON OROZCO ANGULO WAS HIT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE LATER DIED. SLED IS LEADING AN INVESTIGATION. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND SIX ARE INJURED AFTER A SHOOTING AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST YESTERDAY, ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY SAYS THE PERSON WHO DIED WAS A 24 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS NOT A STUDENT. BUT IT SAYS THREE OF THE GUNSHOT VICTIMS ATTEND THE SCHOOL, ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS HURT IN THE COMMOTION. THE SCHOOL SAYS NONE OF THE INJURIES ARE LIFE THREATENING. WE’RE TOLD THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE AT THE CENTER OF CAMPUS AROUND 1230 SUNDAY MORNING. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT HAD JUST FINISHED A MULTI-DAY CELEBRATION INVOLVING BOTH ALUMNI AND STUDENTS, CALLED VIKING FEST. NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN SAYS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HAS APPROVED THE STATE’S ACTION PLAN FOR A $1.4 BILLION GRANT TO HELP WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA REBUILD AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. ONCE HUD CERTIFIES THE STATE’S FINANCIAL CONTROLS FOR THE PROGRAM, NORTH CAROLINA CAN SIGN THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND BEGIN COMMITTING THE FUNDS. THE GRANTS FOCUS IS LONG TERM REBUILDING, INCLUDING INCLUDING HOUSING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. THE HELENE ACTION PLAN PROPOSES MOST FUNDS GO TO HOUSING RECOVERY FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS, WITH THE REST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REBUILDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WELL, FEMA IS IN TALKS TO SHIFT MORE DISASTER RESPONSE RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE STATES. FEMA’S ADMINISTRATOR HAS ISSUED A MEMO WITH RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING REDUCING THE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS IT APPROVES AND HOW MUCH FEDERAL AID IS HANDED OUT. THE MEMO ALSO CALLS FOR INCREASING THE THRESHOLD STATES NEED IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. SO FAR, THERE’S NO WORD IF THE WHITE HOUSE IS INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING THE PROPOSALS. 648 NOW ON, AMERICANS ARE DELIVERING A NEGATIVE VERDICT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PERFORMANCE AS HE NEARS THE 100 DAY MARK OF HIS SECOND TERM. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW NBC NEWS. STAY TUNED POLL. NOW, THAT INCLUDES A DIVIDE ON HIS HANDLING OF IMMIGRATION AND DISAPPROVAL OF TRUMP’S TARIFFS. OVERALL, THE RESULTS SHOW A MAJORITY OF AMERICAN ADULTS DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY TRUMP IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT. WHILE 45% APPROVE. THOSE ASSESSMENTS COME AS TRUMP FALLS SHORT OF MAJORITY SUPPORT ON ANY SPECIFIC POLICY ISSUES TESTED IN THE SURVEY. ON TARIFFS, TRUMP’S EARNED HIS LOWEST RATING WITH 39%, APPROVING OF HIS HANDLING OF THE ISSUE AND 61% DISAPPROVING. THE POLL SAYS 60% OF AMERICANS SAY THE UNITED STATES IS ON THE WRONG TRACK. REPUBLICANS WERE THE GROUP MOST LIKELY TO SAY THE COUNTRY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR INFORMATION AND FURTHER FINDINGS, YOU CAN HEAD TO NBC NEWS.COM PARELLA. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY MONDAY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT. LIVE, LIVE. LOOK AT LAKE HARTWELL. THE CLOUDS ARE GETTING OUT OF HERE. IN FACT, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, WE HAD MORE CLOUDS THAN ANYTHING. NOW WE’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE BREAK THROUGH. IT IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT’S GOING TO LOOK AND FEEL REALLY NICE. LOOK AT THAT. WE’RE STARTING IN THE 50S. REMEMBER ALL LAST WEEK? WE WERE IN THE 60S AND EVEN 70 TO START THE DAY. SO THIS IS A TREAT. THOSE CLOUDS AS YOU CAN SEE STARTED OFF CLOUDY. LOOK AT THAT. THEY ARE GOING AWAY. AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. SO HOW ABOUT SOME SUNSHINE TEMPERATURES BACK WHERE THEY SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR? THAT’S THE UPPER 70S, BUT WITHOUT ALL OF THE HUMIDITY. DAYS LIKE THESE ARE A GIFT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRING. SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET OUT AND ENJOY LUNCH OR DINNER OUTDOORS. YOU’LL WANT TO, BECAUSE WE’RE STARTING TO WARM THINGS UP TOMORROW WITH AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN. A LITTLE FURTHER INTO THE WEEK, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE CHANGES AND THEN A REALLY NICE WEEKEND AHEAD. A LOT OF THAT COMING UP HERE WITH YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRST, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE, SEE HOW ROADWAYS ARE LOOKING. FOR THOSE OF YOU ABOUT TO HEAD OUT THE DOOR, VICTORIA LOOKS PRETTY BUSY, BUT NO MAJOR ISSUE ISSUES RIGHT NOW AS WE HEAD OUT THE DOOR. FLYING OVER 85 AND HIGHWAY 14. THIS IS USUALLY PRETTY BUSY THIS TIME OF THE MORNING. YOU CAN SEE IT’S MOVING RIGHT ALONG THOUGH, BUT AS WE TRAVEL UP 85, WE ARE SEEING PLENTY OF CARS. IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. LOOKING NEAR SKYVIEW SKYVIEW FOUR AT 85 AND AGAIN HIGHWAY 14, BUT NO MAJOR ISSUES AND IT LOOKS LIKE TRAFFIC IS MOVING SO WE’RE NOT AT A STANDSTILL, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS IF YOU ARE HEADING UP 85 TRAVEL TIMES THIS MORNING. ALSO IN THE GREEN AT 26 EASTBOUND, 85 SOUTHBOUND AND 385 NORTHBOUND, WE’RE NOT SEEING ANY MAJOR ISSUES FOR THE MOMENT. DESTINY. AARON. VICTORIA. THANK YOU. THE PRESSURE STARTS RATCHETING UP TONIGHT ON THE VOICE AS EACH COAST HAS TO TRIM THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS FROM FIVE DOWN TO TWO HEADING INTO THE LIVE SHOWS. AND IT’S A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRESSURE IN THE KITCHEN AS YES CHEF IS PREMIERING NBC’S MARK BARGER PREVIEWS BOTH. FOR TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE OF CHAPEL, RON’S BIG HIT HELPS KICK OFF THE VOICES. NEXT ROUND, I SEE REAL STARS EMERGING. 20 ARTISTS WILL VIE FOR JUST EIGHT SPOTS IN THE LIVE SHOWS STARTING IN TWO WEEKS. I’M SEEING WHO’S GIVING ME PERFORMANCES THAT LET ME KNOW THEY CAN HANDLE THE PRESSURE. NO MORE SAVES AND NO MORE STEALS TO LEAN ON. EACH COACH CAN ONLY TAKE TWO SINGERS TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS THE MOMENT I GOT TO JUST TAKE MY BEST TWO PEOPLE AND GO, HI SHERYL CROW PROVIDES SOME MENTORING ASSISTANCE TO SET THEM FREE. I LOVE IT AND SO DOES LEANN RIMES. IT’S GOT TO HIT THAT POCKET A LITTLE BIT MORE. TONIGHT’S OPPORTUNITY IS GOLDEN. IT MEANS ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY DREAM. YES, CHEF. DREAMS OF GASTRONOMIC GRANDEUR. FOLLOW THE VOICE WITH THE PREMIERE OF YES, CHEF. IT’S A LITTLE INTIMIDATING TO COOK FOR THESE. YOU KNOW, TWO LEGENDS KITCHENS ARE A PRESSURE COOKER. MARTHA STEWART AND JOSE ANDRES WILL JUDGE A DOZEN CHEFS ON THEIR WORK IN THE KITCHEN. THEIR CHALLENGES IS DEALING WITH THEIR OWN PERSONALITY PROBLEMS. REALLY? I NEED MORE EGGS NOW. IT’S BEEN A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES. I’M A WORK IN PROGRESS CURBING. KITCHEN MISBEHAVIOR IS ITS OWN REWARD. THEY ARE ABLE TO BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES, BUT COOKING THAT WOWS MARTHA AND JOSE MEANS A $250,000 PRIZE. THIS IS WHAT I’M MEANT TO DO, AND I’M EXCITED TO SHOW EVERYONE. COME ON, MAY THE BEST CHEF WIN. THAT WAS MARK BARGER REPORTING. YES, CHEF. PREMIERES TONIGHT AT 10:00, RIGHT AFTER THE VOICE, WHICH BEGINS AT EIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT HERE ON WIFE FOR ANOTHER SHOW. I’M READY FOR MAYBE A HUSBAND AND WIFE THAT SAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR DINNER? I DON’T KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR DINNER? AND IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON.
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Bryan Stirling takes oath to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina
Bryan P. Stirling, the longest-serving prison director in the country, has stepped down from his current role to become the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.On Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster announced that South Carolina Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling stepped down from his position after more than 11 years of service to become U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.Stirling took the oath of office before U.S. Circuit Court Judge Julius Richardson in a private ceremony at the U.S. District Courthouse after he was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.Stirling most recently served as director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections for more than a decade, where he has been the longest-serving prison director in the country. He led a department of more than 4,000 employees who cared for 16,500 inmates in 21 prisons. Stirling worked to create a systemic reentry and training focus for all custody levels, which has led South Carolina to have the lowest recidivism rate in the country since 2021.More News: 18-year-old in Upstate arrested by Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force”It has been the privilege of a lifetime to lead the men and women at the Department of Corrections and help transform the agency into a place where incarcerated people are returned to society safely with real second chances,” said Stirling.Before joining the correctional system, Stirling served as deputy attorney general for nearly six years. He served Governor Nikki Haley as her chief of staff from October 2012 to September 2013, during which he oversaw management of the governor’s cabinet and the Office of Executive Policy and Programs. Stirling graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1991 and USC’s School of Law in 1996.As U.S. Attorney, Stirling will be responsible for overseeing federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation involving the United States in the District of South Carolina. He will lead a dedicated team of 120 prosecutors and support professionals with offices located in Columbia, Charleston, Florence, and Greenville.More News: Upstate man dies after being hit by car, coroner saysStirling added, “I look forward to continuing to serve the people of South Carolina and pledge to uphold the high standards set by those who came before me. It is my honor to leave the South Carolina Department of Corrections in the very capable hands of Joel Anderson.”Joel Anderson, who has served as SCDC’s deputy director for operations since 2019, will serve as acting director. A native of South Texas, Anderson served in the Texas Department of Corrections from 1978 to 1996, rising to the rank of major. He first joined SCDC in 1996 as executive assistant to the director of inmate work programs and director of agriculture and food service. He has held a variety of leadership positions, including warden of several prisons, director of support services, assistant deputy director of programs and services, director of external security for operations, and interim deputy director for operations.
Bryan P. Stirling, the longest-serving prison director in the country, has stepped down from his current role to become the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.
On Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster announced that South Carolina Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling stepped down from his position after more than 11 years of service to become U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.
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Stirling took the oath of office before U.S. Circuit Court Judge Julius Richardson in a private ceremony at the U.S. District Courthouse after he was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Stirling most recently served as director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections for more than a decade, where he has been the longest-serving prison director in the country. He led a department of more than 4,000 employees who cared for 16,500 inmates in 21 prisons. Stirling worked to create a systemic reentry and training focus for all custody levels, which has led South Carolina to have the lowest recidivism rate in the country since 2021.
More News: 18-year-old in Upstate arrested by Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
“It has been the privilege of a lifetime to lead the men and women at the Department of Corrections and help transform the agency into a place where incarcerated people are returned to society safely with real second chances,” said Stirling.
Before joining the correctional system, Stirling served as deputy attorney general for nearly six years. He served Governor Nikki Haley as her chief of staff from October 2012 to September 2013, during which he oversaw management of the governor’s cabinet and the Office of Executive Policy and Programs. Stirling graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1991 and USC’s School of Law in 1996.
As U.S. Attorney, Stirling will be responsible for overseeing federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation involving the United States in the District of South Carolina. He will lead a dedicated team of 120 prosecutors and support professionals with offices located in Columbia, Charleston, Florence, and Greenville.
More News: Upstate man dies after being hit by car, coroner says
Stirling added, “I look forward to continuing to serve the people of South Carolina and pledge to uphold the high standards set by those who came before me. It is my honor to leave the South Carolina Department of Corrections in the very capable hands of Joel Anderson.”
Joel Anderson, who has served as SCDC’s deputy director for operations since 2019, will serve as acting director.
A native of South Texas, Anderson served in the Texas Department of Corrections from 1978 to 1996, rising to the rank of major. He first joined SCDC in 1996 as executive assistant to the director of inmate work programs and director of agriculture and food service. He has held a variety of leadership positions, including warden of several prisons, director of support services, assistant deputy director of programs and services, director of external security for operations, and interim deputy director for operations.
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