Woman missing in Sumter County, South Carolina, found safe, SLED says (2024)

WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW A MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING UPSTATE COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS TYPE OF HATE STILL EXISTED IN 2024. IT’S VERY SAD. ACTIVISTS ARE CALLING ON SOUTH CAROLINA LEADERS TO PASS A HATE CRIME BILL. I’M TANIQUA PENIX IN GREENVILLE COUNTY WITH DETAILS ON THE DEATH THREATS. SHE SAYS SHE RECEIVED LEONA, RIGHT OF AWARENESS NINE YEARS LATER, AND DEPUTIES STILL SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS AFTER THE ONE YEAR OLD VANISHED FROM AN UPSTATE APARTMENT. TURNING UP THE HEAT. BUT DOWN THE HUMIDITY. COMING UP, I’LL SHOW YOU WEEKEND IMPACTS NEW ON WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX BY TELLING THE STORY THROUGH JUST A FEW PEOPLE’S EYES, I THINK IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE RELATABLE. REMEMBERING THE SACRIFICES OF D-DAY 80 YEARS LATER, AN UPSTATE MUSEUM IS SHARING THE LOCAL STORIES IN A NEW EXHIBIT, FIRST, AT 6:00, AN UPSTATE MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER DEPUTIES SAY HE MADE ONLINE THREATS AGAINST A LOCAL ACTIVIST. THAT ACTIVIST IS NOW CALLING ON STATE LEADERS TO PASS A HATE CRIME LAW. OUR TANIQUA PENNIX JOINS US LIVE IN GREENVILLE WITH DETAILS. ACTIVIST TRACY FANT HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE HERE TODAY DETAILING THOSE THREATS. AND IN MY HANDS IS A WARRANT AGAINST CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL. NOW, ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAY THEY ARRESTED CAMPBELL ON WEDNESDAY. DEPUTIES SAY HE IS CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL COMMUNICATION. THE WARRANT SAYS CAMPBELL DID NOT DID MAKE THREATS ON FACEBOOK LIVE, TO QUOTE, CUT QUARTER AND CORNER THE BODY OF TRACY FANT IN THE VIDEO, CAMPBELL SAYS HE HAS SUPPORT FROM THE KKK AND PROUD BOYS AND HAS A GROUP OF MORE THAN 80 PEOPLE WILLING AND READY TO HAVE FANT AND FREEDOM FIGHTER DOCTOR UA THOMPSON QUOTE, EXECUTED ON THE SPOT. IT’S VERY HEARTBREAKING THAT SOMEONE WITH THIS TYPE OF HATE IN HIS HEART ACTUALLY MADE A VIDEO AND THREATENED IT TO NOT ONLY CUT MY THROAT, QUARTER ME, DO ALL TYPES OF INHUMANE THINGS TO ME. IT’S GOT ME IN A PLACE WHERE I’M WATCHING MY BACK AT ALL TIMES, VANCE SAYS. SHE’S SURPRISED THIS LEVEL OF HATE STILL EXISTS IN 2024, BUT SAYS THIS IS A REASON WHY A HATE CRIME BILL IS NEEDED. REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE, TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR TANIQUA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LET’S TURN TO OUR WEATHER NOW AND GIVE YOU THIS LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FROM OUR HILTON GREENVILLE SKYCAM. WE JUST SAW TANIQUA HOLDING AN UMBRELLA THERE AND LOOK AT THESE INTERESTING CLOUDS. YEAH, IT’S JUST LIKE THE SKY. THAT LITTLE SECTION OPENED UP AND THE RAIN IS POURING DOWN. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS JUSTICE IS HERE. AND, CHRIS, HOW’S OUR EVENING LOOKING? YEAH, THANKFUL TO HAVE LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR ON THE CASE RIGHT HERE. GIVES US THAT INSTANT LOOK AT WHERE THE STORMS ARE LOCATED. ONES RIGHT OVER GREENVILLE DO NOT SEE LIGHTNING OUT OF IT, BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY POURING RIGHT OVER DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. NORTHBOUND. AND THIS IS A FAST MOVING CELL, BUT THERE’S ONE RIGHT ON ITS HEEL BACK HERE TOWARD 183. SO YOU DRIVE DOWN FROM PICKENS AND EASLEY INTO GREENVILLE. YEP. IT’S POURING RIGHT NOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE POURING ME BACK THIS UP JUST A SMIDGE RIGHT HERE. YOU SEE, GREENVILLE WILL PUSH OFF INTO ROPER MOUNTAIN ROAD. WOODRUFF ROAD, HIGHWAY 14. YOU’LL BE HEADING YOUR WAY IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES. IT’S A FAST MOVER WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS BACK HERE THROUGH SIX MILE INTO LAKE KEOWEE, AND YOU GO UP TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS WHERE WE’RE DRYING THINGS BACK OUT AFTER A FEW STORMS THIS EVENING, THIS KIND OF LAST HURRAH. AND HERE IT COMES. YOU CAN SEE THAT DOWNPOUR COMING INTO DOWNTOWN TOWN. IT’S HOT AND HUMID 83, BUT IT FEELS LIKE 85 WITH THE HUMIDITY THAT STARTS TO DROP, THOUGH, THOUGH THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN WARM THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, THE HUMIDITY’S WILL BE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. SO CLEARING SKIES TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES FALL TO THE UPPER 60S. COMING UP. I’LL SHOW YOU WHEN 50S ARRIVE AND HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. CHRIS. THANK YOU. VIOLENT FIGHTS OUTSIDE IN ANDERSON COUNTY. MOVIE THEATER MAY HAVE BEEN RECORDED ON CELL PHONE VIDEO, AND IF SO, INVESTIGATORS WANT TO SEE IT. DEPUTIES SAY THE FIGHTS BROKE OUT OUTSIDE THE AMSTAR MOVIE THEATER LAST SATURDAY. THEY SAY SEVERAL TEENAGERS GOT INTO VIOLENT FIGHTS ALONG CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, YOU CAN LEAVE AN ANONYMOUS TIP JUST VISIT THIS STORY TO GET MORE DETAILS ON WYFF 4.COM FOR NINE YEARS LATER, ANDERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LEONA WRIGHT, THE ONE YEAR OLD DISAPPEARED ON JUNE 6TH OF 2015 FROM A PENDLETON APARTMENT COMPLEX. IN 2020, HER MOM’S BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME OF THE CHILD’S DISAPPEARANCE AND HIS BROTHER WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE. BUT THE CHARGES WERE LATER DROPPED. JUNE SIX HAS BEEN NAMED LEONA WRIGHT DAY OF AWARENESS. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CASE THAT CAN HELP, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL THE ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. TURNING TO COMMITMENT 2024 COVERAGE NOW. EARLY VOTING FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY ENDS TOMORROW. EARLY VOTING CENTERS WILL BE OPEN FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 5 P.M. VOTERS WILL HEAD TO THE POLLS FOR THE PRIMARIES ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH, FOR BOTH THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES. YOU CAN VOTE IN EITHER PRIMARY, BUT NOT BOTH. YOU’LL FIND A VOTER’S GUIDE RIGHT NOW ON WIFE FOR DOT COM. TONIGHT WE ARE BREAKING DOWN A NEW WINTHROP POLL THAT CAME OUT WEDNESDAY. ACCORDING TO ITS FINDINGS, MORE THAN HALF OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY JOE BIDEN IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT. WHEN IT COMES TO LOCAL LEADERS. THE APPROVAL RATING FOR GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER IS 41%. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM IS 34%, AND SENATOR TIM SCOTT IS 41%. WHEN IT COMES TO FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP, 41% OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS BELIEVE A CRIMINAL CONVICTION FOR DONALD TRUMP DECREASES HIS CHANCES OF WINNING THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND ON THE TOPIC OF ABORTION, 48% OPPOSE THE SIX WEEK ABORTION BAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA, 31% SUPPORT IT. A POTENTIAL RUNNING MATE OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR TIM SCOTT LAUNCHING A NEW EFFORT TO WIN OVER BLACK VOTERS. HE ARGUES IT COULD BE A DECIDING FACTOR IN NOVEMBER’S ELECTION. SCOTT IS LEADING A $14 MILLION CAMPAIGN TARGETING MINORITY VOTERS IN SEVEN KEY SWING STATES. SCOTT’S PUSH COMES AS TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN IS RAMPING UP ITS OWN OUTREACH EFFORTS TO HISPANIC AND BLACK VOTERS. WE’RE TOLD THEY ARE WORKING TO WIN MORE THAN 1 MILLION VOTERS IN GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND SEVERAL OTHER STATES. GREENVILLE CONNECTS HAS ANNOUNCED SEVERAL FARE FREE DAYS ON GREENLINK BUSSES. THE FIRST ONE IS COMING UP ON TUESDAY FOR THE PRIMARIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. OFFICIALS SAY IT IS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND VOTER REGISTRATION. OTHER DAYS HAVE ALSO BEEN ANNOUNCED, INCLUDING THE SATURDAY DURING TAX FREE WEEKEND THIS SUMMER AND ELECTION DAY IN NOVEMBER, HAPPENING THIS MONTH IN GREENWOOD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. DOT IS HOLDING A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE HIGHWAY 246 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS. CREWS ARE LOOKING TO WIDEN TO 46 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 221 AND THE EMERALD ROAD INTERSECTION, AND FROM EMERALD ROAD INTERSECTION TO HIGHWAY 702. WE’RE TOLD IT WOULD IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH FROM 3 TO 6 P.M. AT SILOAM BAPTIST CHURCH. DAY ONE OF TOURNAMENT PLAY HAS COME TO A CLOSE HERE AT THE 2024 BMW PRO AM ON THE LIVE REPORT COMING YOUR WAY IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND AND RIGHT NOW, BMW CHARITY PRO-AM FESTIVITIES CONTINUE. THIS IS A LOOK FROM SKY4 OF DOWNTOWN SPARTANBURG. FESTIVITIES ARE UNDERWAY AHEAD OF THE FREE PHILLIP PHILLIPS CONCERT. THE AMERICAN IDOL WINNER AND SINGER SONGWRITER PERFORMS AT 8:00 TONIGHT. OPENING ACTS INCLUDE BACK NINE BAND JAMES