According to Sgt. Dave Myers, Saturday evening, Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) investigators arrested an Aiken man for the homicide of another Aiken man following an altercation that turned deadly. Allen Christopher Tufano, 35, of the 700 block of Partridge Bend, in Aiken, is charged with Murder, and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime.

According to Lt. David Turno, Aiken Department of Public Safety Officers responded to an armed robbery about 12:45 p.m., on Saturday, at the Burger King, located on York Street, in Aiken. UPDATE: The fatality from the Burger King robbery has been identified as Richard Lee Simmons, 24, of Columbia, SC. UPDATE: Investigators have charged both Robert Mills, Jr. and Sean Mark Rodriguez with one count of Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime, one count of Robbery while Armed with a Deadly Weapon and 16 counts of Kidnapping. Both are being held at the Aiken County Detention Center. UPDATE: Toryast Jermaine Johnson, 28, of Columbia, SC has been arrested in connection to the robbery.

Officers in Aiken are trying to solve their first murder case in nearly two years. Tuesday night, a man was shot to death near downtown Aiken. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the details. UPDATE: According to Sgt. Aaron Dowdy, the Aiken Department of Public Safety has arrested 20-year-old Freddie L. Simpkins for the murder of Donald McCalla. UPDATE: According to Sgt. Aaron Dowdy, a third suspect, Jeremy Holloway is still wanted in the murder. UPDATE: Jeremy Holloway turned himself into the Aiken Department of Public Safety around 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office in coordination with the Aiken Department of Public Safety, and SLED, arrested three Augusta, GA. men early Monday morning for Burglary 1st Degree and being in Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime, in connection with an Aiken County home invasion.

According to Sgt. Dave Myers, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) arrested an Aiken man regarding a residential burglary that occurred early this morning in Aiken, South Carolina. James Eric Williams, 24, of the 2900 block of Abbeville Avenue, in Aiken, is charged with Burglary 1st Degree, Armed Robbery, and Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime.

Aiken County Investigators are searching for two men. They say Maurice Council and Akia Jordan shot and killed a teenager at T&S Mobile Home Park Wednesday night. It’s the third murder there in the last two years. Neighbors want more of a police presence in the area, but police say without community cooperation, everyone is running out of options. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more. UPDATE: Sammy Leon Smith, 33, has now been arrested in connection to the death of 16-year-old James Collins.

According to our news partner, ‘Edgefield Daily’, Edgefield and Johnston Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man they say is responsible for two recent shooting incidents, one that sent a 21-year-old Edgefield man to MCG with a gunshot wound to his back. Edward Fargo McKenzie, 24, of Johnston, is wanted for two counts of assault and battery with the intent to kill and numerous other charges. A reward for information leading to his arrest is being offered.

According to Capt. Troy Elwell, Akia Jordan, 17, of Ridgecrest Road, in Aiken, surrendered to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. Jordan has been charged with Murder, Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill, Simple Assault and Battery and Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime. the charges stem from the shooting death of 16-year-old James Collins on T&S Drive, last week.

According to the the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), in coordination with the Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS), ACSO arrested a North Augusta man and a juvenile early Saturday morning concerning the armed robbery that occurred at 349 Edgefield Road, in North Augusta, South Carolina on June 26, 2009.

According to Lt. David Turno, the Aiken Department of Public Safety has issued warrants on Christopher Tobias Croft, 29. Croft is wanted for Pointing and presenting a firearm, Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime, and Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill.