City Of Columbia Police Department: Joint Efforts Of Federal, State, And Local Authorities Result In Arrests Of Twelve Defendants For Gu ...

Press release from the City of Columbia Police Department:

January 13, 2022

On behalf of CPD partner agency, the United States Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that twelve individuals have been charged with gun and/or drug-related offenses and have been arrested by a joint team of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). This release follows the arraignments, multiple detention hearings, and superseding indictments.

The following defendants who have been arrested and arraigned on their respective charges face a potential penalty of life imprisonment:

This press release was produced by the City of Columbia Police Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.