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6/19/2010 - More details on former North Charleston mayor's suicide: Private investigator speaks out
A stakeout gone terribly wrong, that's what attorney Mark Peper described the night former North
Charleston Mayor Bobby Kinard killed himself, after allegedly shooting a man in bed with his wife. Click for WCBD article here
6/19/2010 - Kinard's P.I. releases statement through lawyer
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)-During a press conference on Saturday afternoon, former N. Charleston Mayor Bobby Kinard's private investigator released a statement through his lawyer. On Friday police say Kinard shot Terry Portier after finding him at his wife's apartment, Kinard then drove away and took his own life. Kinard hired private investigator Tommy Blackwood to follow his wife. See article here
6/19/2010 - Kinard's Hired Private Eye Recounts Tragic Night
Kinard's private investigator tells the former North Charleston Mayor to stay home
when allegations arose that his estranged wife was cheating on him in her apartment. - See ABC News Video here
6/17/2010 - A Man Falsely Accused Fights Back
Innocent Man In Jail For 6 Months Fights Back - See ABC News Video here
Meekins sentenced to probation
Officials agree death was accidental, not homicide. After spending more than 240 days in jail, a man accused in the secondary drowning death of a
10-year-old boy was sentenced to probation Monday as officials agreed the case was a tragic accident, not an intentional act of homicide.
P& C article click here
First "Limping Bandit" suspect held in jail for
six months, but didn't commit the crimes
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Police say they have their man, but it's the second man they've called the "Limping Bandit."
A suspect accused of robbing 23 banks in four states. It turns out the first man authorities arrested had nothing to do
with the crimes, and now says he deserves an apology. Richard Jolly says he was arrested and held simply because he
looked similar to the man seen in bank surveillance video, and he happened to also walk with a limp. P&C article click here
