PRESS NOTICE – Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Joining State Prosecutors and U.S. Attorneys From South Carolina and the Southern District of Georgia at Press Conference


Columbia, South Carolina — United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that a press conference will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the Aiken Public Safety Department, J. Carroll Busbee Headquarters, 834 Beaufort Street NE, Aiken, SC 29801.

Represented at the press conference will be members of the Aiken Department of Public Safety; Aiken County Sheriff’s Office; North Augusta Department of Public Safety; South Carolina Law Enforcement Division; South Carolina Department of Probation, Pardon, and Parole Services; Richmond County (GA) Sheriff’s Office; Burke County (GA) Sheriff’s Office; the United States Marshals Service; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); Second Circuit (SC) Solicitor’s Office; District Attorney’s Office (Augusta Judicial Circuit); and the United States Attorney’s Offices from the Southern District of Georgia and South Carolina.

NOTE:  Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Lance Crick, 864-282-2105.  All media must present a government-issued photo ID (such as a driver’s license).  Members of the media wishing to attend should gather at the media staging area at 2:00 p.m., 30 minutes in advance of the press conference.

Media Staging Area: Aiken Public Safety Department, J. Carroll Busbee Headquarters, 834 Beaufort Street NE, Aiken, SC 29801

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