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Accused purse snatcher said he was 'pretending' to steal money

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)- Investigators say a 26-year-old man who attempted to steal money from a customer at a gas station said he was only pretending.

The North Charleston Police Department charged 26-year-old Shawndel Malik Walker of Ridgeville with attempted purse snatching.

On Monday night, officers responded to the Exxon on 2230 Ashley Phosphate in reference to an armed robbery.

Police say they found two men matching the descriptions of the suspects walking over the I-26 overpass down the street from the Exxon. Authorities then ordered the two suspects, Walker and another man, to the ground and placed them in custody.

The victim told police that as he was leaving the Exxon, someone attempted to take money from his hand. The victim said he was able to hold onto his money, leave the business and call authorities.

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Victim faces drug charge connected to fatal shooting

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)- Police have charged one of the victims from a North Charleston shooting which left one man dead last weekend with attempting to violate drug laws.

North Charleston Police Department officers say the shooting at 4640 Purcell Drive that killed 23-year-old Andre Manigault followed a planned drug deal. Two days after charging two other men involved in the alleged drug deal, police have charged 31-year-old Brian Johnson.

Johnson was found at the scene near Manigault, suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg. He is charged with conspiracy to violate SC narcotics laws.

Officers say Manigault and 19-year-old Devon Wilson were conducting a drug deal with Johnson and 33-year-old John Bradley when shots were fired.

Charleston Co. State of the Schools being held tomorrow

A new plan to overhaul the achievement standards for Charleston County
students will be launched at this year's State of the School on Thursday.

Charleston County School District's State of the School will be held at the
School of the Arts Auditorium, Thursday, May17 at 8:30 a.m. CCSD Superintendent
Nancy McGinley will update the community on the status of the district, as well
as the direction it is heading.

This year's event will also officially launch Charleston Achieving
Excellence: Vision 2016, a five-year plan to improve achievement for all students.
Vision 2016 is the result of a year long process to engage the public on the
district's new goals while holding everyone in the district accountable for
student success.

Over 350 business and community partners, elected officials, parents,
teachers, principals and students are expected to be attending.

'Bike Rodeo & Safety Fair' promotes bike safety this Saturday

'Bike Rodeo & Safety Fair' promotes bike safety this Saturday

NORTH CHARLESTON (WCSC) - MUSC is helping to educate the public on the importance of bicycle safety this Saturday.

The Fifth Annual Bike Rodeo & Safety Fair is being held Saturday at the North Charleston Fire Museum from noon to 4 p.m.

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Wrecks cleared on I-26 eastbound

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)- Traffic is running smoothly again after four wrecks in the eastbound lanes of I-26 snarled traffic for commuters on Wednesday morning.

South Carolina Highway Patrol officials said two of the wrecks are located near Aviation Avenue and the other wreck happened near the I-526 interchange.

Another wreck happened a short time later near the Ashley Phosphate Road exit.

Those wrecks did not appear to be serious.

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Job recruiter say lying on your resume will not pay off

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Lying on your resume can have some serious consequences. Just look at Yahoo's executive, Scott Thompson, who resigned after the company learned he lied about his academic credentials. 

It can be tempting to do if you think it will help you get the job, but job placement professionals say it's not okay to misrepresent yourself because employers work diligently to separate what's fact from fraud.

"They want the job. They think what they have done or what they do not have is going to hold them back from the position, so they just fudge a little, hoping and praying they're not going to check," Charles Foster recruiting and staffing firm president Dottie Karst said.

Karst says padding the truth is a don't because employers and companies like hers, do check. She and her staff spend hours sifting through hundreds of resumes every day, looking for lies, and making sure what's written is true.

Deputies arrest inmate mistakenly released from Charleston Co. jail

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)- Deputies arrested a man on Tuesday in North Charleston, six days after he was mistakenly released from the Al Cannon Detention Center because of a clerical error, officials say.

Major Jim Brady with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office says 28-year-old Sean DeLeon Doctor was mistakenly released after a judge's decision to revoke his bond never made it into an electronic file. As a result, Doctor was released on May 9 on a $250,000 bond.

Brady said an investigation led deputies to the Fairwind Apartments, where they made contact with Doctor. After initially refusing to exit the apartment, Doctor surrendered and was taken back to the Charleston County Detention Center.

He is facing a number of drug and weapons charges after being arrested twice in 2011 and again in late April.

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