Deputies announce drug arrests following several Upstate undercover investigations (2024)

IT IS 646 AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH COMMITMENT 2024 COVERAGE EARLY VOTING FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY ENDS TODAY AT 5:00. EARLY VOTING CENTERS OPEN AT 830. VOTERS WILL HEAD TO POLLING LOCATIONS FOR THE PRIMARIES THIS TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH. YOU CAN VOTE IN EITHER THE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, BUT NOT BOTH. YOU’LL FIND A VOTER’S GUIDE RIGHT NOW ON WIFE FOR.COM GREENVILLE. CONNEX HAS ANNOUNCED SEVERAL FARE FREE DAYS ON GREENLINK BUSSES. THE FIRST ONE IS NEXT TUESDAY FOR THE PRIMARIES. OFFICIALS SAY IT’S TO PROMOTE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND VOTER TURNOUT. OTHER DAYS HAVE ALSO BEEN ANNOUNCED, INCLUDING THE SATURDAY DURING THE TAX FREE WEEKEND THIS SUMMER AND ELECTION DAY IN NOVEMBER. AN UPSTATE ACTIVIST IS SPEAKING OUT AFTER SHE SAID SHE AND ANOTHER PERSON RECEIVED DEATH THREATS FROM AN ANDERSON MAN CLAIMING TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE KKK. THE ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL WAS ARRESTED ON WEDNESDAY. DEPUTIES SAY THAT HE IS CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL COMMUNICATION. THE WARRANT SAYS CAMPBELL THREATENED ON FACEBOOK LIVE TO, QUOTE, CUT QUARTER AND CORNER THE BODY OF FREEDOM FIGHTER UPSTATE S.C. PRESIDENT TRACY FANT WITH THE INTENT TO INTIMIDATE AND HARASS THE VICTIM. FANT HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS THE VIDEO. SHE SAYS CAMPBELL CALLED HER AND COMMUNITY LEADER DOCTOR YUHUA THOMPSON BY NAME. VANCE SAID IN THE VIDEO. CAMPBELL STATED HE HAD A GROUP OF MORE THAN 80 PEOPLE WILLING AND READY TO HAVE THEM, QUOTE, EXECUTED IT ON THE SPOT. IN THE VIDEO, CAMPBELL SAYS HE HAS SUPPORT FROM THE KKK AND FROM THE PROUD BOYS. WE HAD TO GO THROUGH LEAPS AND BOUNDS AND ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A VIDEO THAT SHOWED HIM THREATENING OUR LIVES, WE STILL HAD TO TO WAIT AND WAIT AND WAIT FOR THEM TO FIND SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD CHARGE HIM WITH. THAT’S UNACCEPTABLE. IT’S UNREASONABLE. VANCE SAYS THIS INCIDENT IS THE REASON SOUTH CAROLINA NEEDS A HATE CRIME LAW. CAMPBELL CALLED WIFE NEWS FOUR AND WANTED TO ISSUE A STATEMENT. HE SAID, I’M TRULY SORRY FOR THE COMMENTS THAT I MADE. I AM CUTTING TIES WITH ALL SOCIAL MEDIA AND ORGANIZATIONS AS OF NOW. HE GOES ON TO SAY, I AM TRULY SORRY FOR ANY HARM THAT I MAY HAVE CAUSED. END QUOTE. IN GREENWOOD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND SKELETAL REMAINS IN THE LITTLE MOUNTAIN ROAD AND MURRAY DRIVE AREA OF 96. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE TOLD REMAINS HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. STAY WITH WYFF NEWS FOUR AS WE LEARN MORE. A NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES FOR TRAFFICKING NEARLY 25 POUNDS OF METH. THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON TUESDAY AT A HOME ON WEST BUFORD STREET IN GAFFNEY. WE’RE TOLD KIANA BURNS WAS ARRESTED FOR TRAFFICKING METH DURING THE SEARCH, AUTHORITIES FOUND 24.6 POUNDS OF METH. BARNES WAS BOOKED INTO THE CHEROKEE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. GOOD EARTH LIGHTING IS RECALLING 1.2 MILLION LIGHTS AFTER A DEATH AND MULTIPLE FIRES. THE COMPANY’S RECHARGEABLE INTEGRATED LIGHTS CAN OVERHEAT, ACCORDING TO GOOD EARTH. ONE PERSON DIED AND ANOTHER WAS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION WHEN THE PRODUCT CAUSED A FIRE IN THEIR HOME LAST YEAR, THE COMPANY SAID IT IS AWARE OF NINE ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF LIGHTS OVERHEATING, SIX CAUSED FIRES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE RECALLED LIGHTS WERE SOLD AT RETAILERS INCLUDING LOWE’S, ACE HARDWARE, AMAZON AND QVC FROM OCTOBER 2017 THROUGH JANUARY 2024. CONSUMERS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO STOP USING THE PRODUCT AT 650. THE BMW CHARITY PRO-AM IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY IN THE UPSTATE. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND OUR JAMIE REID, WHO’S LIVE FROM THE THORNBLADE CLUB IN GREER WITH SOME OF THE CELEBS WHO ARE GETTING READY TO TEE OFF GOOD MORNING JAMIE. HEY DESTINEE. THAT’S RIGHT. THE TOURNAMENT IS A SPECIAL EVENT FOR PLAYERS AND FANS. LIKE RIGHT NOW WE’RE HERE ON THE GREEN. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, PLAYERS ARE GETTING THEIR PRACTICE SWINGS. AND BEFORE DAY TWO OF THE TOURNAMENT GETS STARTED THIS YEAR. SOME OF THE NAMES IN THE LINEUP INCLUDE FORMER MLB PLAYERS GARY SHEFFIELD AND DAVID WELLS, ALONG WITH NBA PLAYER SETH CURRY AND COMEDIAN AND ACTOR LARRY THE CABLE GUY. LATER TONIGHT IS BMW 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONCERT IN GREENVILLE WITH STEEL TOE STILETTO PERFORMING FORMER NFL QUARTERBACK RYAN LEAF IS ONE OF THE NEW CELEBRITIES PLAYING IN THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR, AND PROCEEDS FROM THE TOURNAMENT WILL BENEFIT SOUTH CAROLINA CHARITIES, AND THE TOURNAMENT ENDS ON SUNDAY AND THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT GO TO EIGHT SOUTH CAROLINA CHARITIES LIVE IN GREER, JAMYA, JAMYA, WYFF NEWS FOUR. A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR GOLF AND JUST GETTING OUTDOORS IN GENERAL. NOW OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS WE ARE GOING TO SEE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. WE’VE GOT A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS OF THIS MORNING. NOT TOO BAD AT ALL. THINGS ARE TAKING SHAPE VERY NICELY AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS WILL TOP OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S, SO YES, IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WISE, BUT AS FAR AS THE HUMIDITY GOES, THAT’S ACTUALLY GOING TO GO DOWN AS THE DAY MOVES ON. SO IT WILL FEEL NICE AND COMFORTABLE. AND IF YOU’RE DOING SOME HIKING, YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HIGHS WILL BE PUSHING THAT 80 DEGREE MARK. NOW THERE ARE A FEW DAYS AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT, NOT JUST THIS WEEKEND, BUT INTO NEXT WEEK WHERE WE COULD GET INTO THE 90S. SO COMING UP, I’LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHEN THAT WILL ARRIVE AND HOW LONG THAT WARM STRETCH WILL STICK AROUND. ALL RIGHT, SYDNEY, THANK YOU. LET’S GET A CHECK OF THE ROADS RIGHT NOW. WE’RE TURNING TO OUR TRAFFIC. HERE IS A LIVE LOOK. I-85 AT PELHAM ROAD AT GREENVILLE COUNTY. NO ISSUES TO REPORT. NORMAL COMMUTE TIMES AS WELL. HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE ON YOUR SCREEN. 12 MINUTE COMMUTE I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY. AIRPORT ROAD TO WOODRUFF ROAD. NINE MINUTE COMMUTE AND FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN.