Drug dealer shot off machine gun in neighborhood

AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP STORIES AND TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH THE FIRE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY THAT DAMAGED SEVERAL BUILDINGS. THAT FIRE WAS FIRST REPORTED AROUND 5.30 LAST NIGHT AT THE HOUSE OF PIZZA RESTAURANT ON MUSGROVE STREET. YOU COULD SEE THE FLAMES FROM MILES AWAY FROM OUR EXCLUSIVE VIEW FROM SKY FOUR. ISABEL MARK IS JOINING US LIVE FROM THE SCENE THERE THIS MORNING. ERIN. DESTINY, WE’RE HERE IN DOWNTOWN CLINTON RIGHT OFF OF MUSGROVE ROAD, AND I WANT TO JUST GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU THE CURRENT SCENE THERE. CURRENTLY STILL HOSING DOWN THESE BUILDINGS. WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF SMOKE A LITTLE BIT AGO, SO I THINK THAT’S WHY THEY’RE STILL HOSING THEM DOWN. AND YOU CAN KIND OF JUST SEE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE HERE TO THESE BUSINESSES. NOW, WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT IT STARTED AROUND 530 AT THE HOUSE OF PIZZA RESTAURANT ON MUSGROVE STREET HERE. AND THEN IT SPREAD TO THE FOUR OTHER BUSINESSES. OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE OLD AND THE FIRE SPREAD QUICKLY THROUGH THE BASEMENT. ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE’S CURRENTLY NO WORD ON THAT. FIREFIGHTERS CONDITION. ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER WAS ALSO INJURED, BUT REMAINED ON THE SCENE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AND TRY TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT OF THIS DAMAGE HERE, AND THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH THOSE FIREFIGHTERS, BUT FOR NOW, LIVE IN CLINTON. ISABEL MAREK, WYFF NEWS FOUR. ISABEL, THANK YOU. ONE MAN IS DEAD AND TWO WOMEN ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A TRIPLE SHOOTING NEAR SIMPSONVILLE. DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A HOME ON NORTH HARRISON BRIDGE ROAD AROUND 9:00 LAST NIGHT WHEN THEY GOT THERE, THEY FOUND THE MAN DEAD AND THE TWO WOMEN WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. DEPUTIES HAVE NOT SAID WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING, BUT DID CONFIRM THEY’RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY SUSPECTS. THE CORONER HAS NOT RELEASED THE MAN’S NAME. TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND A THIRD PERSON WAS INJURED BY A REPORTED TIRE EXPLOSION IN A DELTA FACILITY. ATLANTA’S HARTSFIELD JACKSON AIRPORT. A DELTA AIRLINES SPOKESPERSON SAID THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE TIRE AND BRAKE SHOP AND INVOLVED A WHEEL COMPONENT, ACCORDING TO A UNION REPRESENTING AIRPORT WORKERS. REPORTS INDICATED IT WAS A TIRE THAT EXPLODED DURING SOME KIND OF OPERATIONAL WORK. HARTSFIELD JACKSON SAID THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT. DELTA SAYS IT’S INVESTIGATING AND COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT THE AFTERMATH OF A CAR CRASHING INTO A BUILDING IN TRAVELERS REST TUESDAY MORNING. OUR TANIQUA PENNIX IS JOINING US LIVE FROM THE SCENE THIS MORNING TO SHOW US THE DAMAGE. TANIQUA. DESTINEE, THIS IS THE DAMAGE RIGHT HERE. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE OWNER YESTERDAY, SHE TELLS ME SHE’S THANKFUL NO ONE WAS HURT. FREEHUB BICYCLES IS NOW BOARDED UP. THE FIRE CHIEF HAS MARKED THE AREA AS CONDEMNED AND POSTED. NO TRESPASSING SIGNS. THE OTHER BUSINESSES WITHIN THE BUILDING WERE DEEMED SAFE AND ARE ABLE TO OPERATE BUSINESS AS USUAL. NOW YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HOW BAD THE ACCIDENT WAS. AGAIN, THE OWNER TELLS ME THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY AND GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. AT THIS TIME, THE CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, SO DETAILS ON HOW THE CRASH HAPPENED ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR NOW. REPORTING LIVE IN TRAVELERS REST TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU TANIQUA. WELL, THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS TWO PEOPLE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY HAVE DIED FROM LISTERIA. OFFICIALS SAY IT’S RELATED TO RECALLED BOAR’S HEAD DELI MEAT. THE CDC SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 43 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND THREE DEATHS ACROSS 13 STATES AS OF EARLIER THIS MONTH. NOW TO AVOID LISTERIA, OFFICIALS ARE URGING YOU TO NOT EAT RECALLED MEATS AND THROW THEM AWAY OR CONTACT STORES ABOUT YOUR RETURNS. CHECK YOUR REFRIGERATOR FOR ANY RECALLED PRODUCTS AND CLEAN ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED SURFACES. SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH FILED A REWORKED INDICTMENT IN THE ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASE AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. IT NARROWS THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM AFTER THE SUPREME COURT’S IMMUNITY RULING, PROSECUTORS HAVE NOT DROPPED ANY OF THE FOUR CHARGES, BUT THE NEW INDICTMENT DOES CARVE OUT SOME ALLEGED CONDUCT BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT. ALL THIS COMES AS TRUMP SAYS HE’S AGREED TO AGAIN DEBATE A THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, KAMALA HARRIS, NEXT MONTH. THAT’S THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, KAMALA HARRIS, NEXT MONTH. HE SAID THE RULES WILL MIRROR THE LAST DEBATE WITH JOE BIDEN ON CNN. THE EXACT DEBATE RULES HAVE NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED JUST YET, BUT IT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 10TH ON ABC NOW, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WILL HOLD THEIR FIRST JOINT INTERVIEW TOMORROW. IT WILL AIR ON CNN AT 9 P.M., MARKING THE FIRST TIME HARRIS HAS SAT DOWN WITH A JOURNALIST FOR AN IN-DEPTH ON THE RECORD CONVERSATION SINCE PRESIDENT BIDEN DROPPED OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, AND SHE BECAME THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. THE INTERVIEW IS ON THE HEELS OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE’S BUS TOUR THROUGH THE BATTLEGROUND STATE OF GEORGIA, WHICH IS HAPPENING TODAY, SWITCHING GEARS, IT IS 649 AND A NEW CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL IS NOW OPEN IN SENECA. THE LOCATION HAS A DRIVE THRU LANE THAT ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO PICK UP DIGITAL ORDERS. LOCATED ON CLEMSON BOULEVARD, WE’RE TOLD IT WILL BE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 10:45 A.M. TO 10 P.M. ALL RIGHT. IT IS A LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAY. IT’S GOING TO BE HOT THIS AFTERNOON. IT’S A MILDER START TO THE DAY. ALREADY 71 DEGREES IN GREENVILLE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 64 IN SPARTANBURG. 66 IN RUTHERFORDTON. AND LOOK AT THAT. 63 DEGREES IN PICKENS. STILL ONE OF THE COOLER SPOTS RIGHT NOW AS WE TAKE A LOOK, REGION WIDE. LOOK AT THAT. TAKE A GOOD LOOK. NOT REALLY SEEING ANY RAINFALL. THERE’S NONE AROUND YET. THAT WILL CHANGE STARTING TOMORROW. TODAY IT’S GOING TO BE ALL ABOUT THE TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TOMORROW, THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE WEEK. SO FAR. IN FACT, WE’RE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER SECONDS. BUT IT’S GOING TO BE THAT FEELS LIKE OF ABOUT 101 DEGREES. THAT GETS US LATER TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS NEAR 90. IT’S GOING TO BE SUNNY. IT’S GOING TO BE HOT. IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MUGGY. BUT STARTING TOMORROW WE’VE GOT THOSE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE FORECAST AND EVENTUALLY NEXT WEEK WE’VE GOT SOME COOLER AIR. I’VE GOT YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS WITH SOME GOOD NEWS ON IT, THE LATEST COMING UP IN ABOUT 7 OR 8 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE, GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S IT LOOKING? DESTINY CHANCE. HEY, PARELLA, LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK IN SPARKLE CITY. RIGHT NOW. I 85 SOUTHBOUND AT HIGHWAY 14, IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY LOOKS GREAT RIGHT NOW. IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING, NO ISSUES TO REPORT. A PERFECT MORNING TO GET ON THE ROADS BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS GREEN AND GOOD TO GO AS FAR AS YOUR TRAVEL TIMES, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN. IT JUST CHANGED AS I WAS TALKING. YOU KNOW WHAT? AIRPORT ON WOODRUFF ROAD IT’S NINE MINUTES, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT IS NOT TOO MUCH SLOWER THAN IT WAS THE PAST FIVE MINUTES. FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN WILL TAKE YOU 13 MINUTES AND I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY 12 MINUTES. WE’LL CHECK THIS OUT. THE GAMECOCK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS BEING HONORED ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA WITH BRAND NEW SIGNS. THEY RECOGNIZE THE TEAM’S 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN. HEAD COACH JOHN STALEY, USC’S ATHLETICS DIRECTOR RAY TANNER, AND STATE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY JUSTIN POWELL WERE AT THE UNVEILING CEREMONY. A TOTAL OF 15 SIGNS WILL GO UP AROUND THE STATE, INCLUDING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS OF I-85 IN THE UPSTATE, OFFICIALS SAY INSTALLATION SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY. SEPTEMBER 30TH. SOUTH CAROLINA PLAYERS SAID TUESDAY THAT HEAD COACH SHANE BEAMER HAS BEEN POKING AT THEM AHEAD OF THE TEAM’S SEASON OPENER AGAINST OLD DOMINION PLAYERS AND BEAMER WOULDN’T GO INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THOSE MOTIVATIONAL TACTICS, BUT LINEBACKER DEBO WILLIAMS DID SAY HE BELIEVES BEAMER IS GETTING THE BEST OUT OF HIS PLAYERS AS THEY GET READY TO START A NEW SEASON. WOULDN’T IT BE HARD FOR BEAMER TO FIND BULLETIN BOARD MATERIAL AFTER A FIVE AND SEVEN FINISH LAST YEAR, HIS TEAM WAS PICKED IN THE LEAGUE’S PRESEASON MEDIA POLL TO FINISH 13TH OUT OF 16 SEC TEAMS. BUT REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE EXPECTATIONS, BEAMER AND PLAYERS REMAIN CONFIDENT IN THIS GROUP’S POTENTIAL. I DON’T REMEMBER EVER WALKING OFF THE FIELD THIS MONTH AND SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DIDN’T HAVE THE DAY THAT WE NEEDED TO. WAS IT ALWAYS PERFECT? NO. WAS IT BUT THE EFFORT WAS ALWAYS THERE. THE INTENSITY WAS THERE. THERE WERE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY FUN GROUP TO COACH AND JUST THEY DON’T. THE BEST THING I CAN SAY IS THEY JUST DON’T WASTE DAYS. EVERY WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE GOT. AND YOU KNOW, MAKE A NAME FOR OURSELVES OUT THERE. ONE LOCAL PLAYER TO WATCH FOR ON SATURDAY IS FORMER GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SUPERSTAR MACEO BENNETT, WHO’S LISTED AS A POTENTIAL STARTING WIDE RECEIVER RIGHT NOW FOR THE GAMECOCKS. WHEN I ASKED QUARTERBACK LENORE SELLARS WHAT STANDS OUT ABOUT BENNETT. HE SAID THAT THE FRESHMAN IS A QUICK LEARNER WHO DOESN’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE. IN COLUMBIA, I’M JULIA MORRIS WYFF NEWS FOUR SPORTS. JOIN US TONIGHT FOR COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF. YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS AND ALL THE EXCITEMENT COMING UP THIS FALL FOR OUR LOCAL COLLEGE TEAMS. YOU CAN TUNE I

Drug dealer shot off machine gun in South Carolina neighborhood during sale, officials say

Updated: 11:24 AM EDT Aug 28, 2024

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A drug dealer made and sold machine guns in the Upstate of South Carolina and even shot one off in a neighborhood during a sale, officials said Wednesday.(Above video is the Wednesday morning headlines for Aug. 28, 2024.)Esteban Colon Pacheco, 27, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison, according to a release from the office of U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Adair Boroughs. Evidence presented to the Court showed that in 2022 and 2023 Pacheco was a cocaine and methamphetamine dealer in the Upstate. While dealing drugs, Pacheco also enlisted women to purchase guns for him so that he could modify them into fully automatic weapons. Law enforcement learned that Pacheco sold some of the machine guns that he illicitly manufactured, and he kept at least one of the machine guns with him during his drug deals. On one occasion, Pacheco shot the machine gun within a neighborhood to demonstrate its capabilities.More news: Police release photos in search for man who passed fake money at gas stationPacheco pleaded guilty to possessing a machine gun while drug trafficking, distributing methamphetamine, and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, officials said.Noraimi Burgos Torres and Elizabeth Delzo Jaramillo pleaded guilty to charges related to purchasing firearms for Pacheco. Delzo, who also pleaded guilty to charges released to drug trafficking, was sentenced to 102 months in federal prison. Torres, who pleaded guilty to a firearms charge on Aug. 21, 2024, is awaiting sentencing.More news: One man dead, two women injured in shooting at Upstate home, deputies sayUnited States District Judge Donald C. Coggins sentenced Esteban Pacheco to 276 months imprisonment, to be followed by a five-year term of court-ordered supervision.”People who sell illegal guns and drugs are a threat to the safety of our communities and must be stopped,” Boroughs said. “I’m proud and grateful for the collaboration of so many law enforcement partners to achieve this significant measure of justice.” More news: $2 million and $1 million winning lottery tickets sold in South Carolina

SPARTANBURG, S.C. —

A drug dealer made and sold machine guns in the Upstate of South Carolina and even shot one off in a neighborhood during a sale, officials said Wednesday.

(Above video is the Wednesday morning headlines for Aug. 28, 2024.)

Esteban Colon Pacheco, 27, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison, according to a release from the office of U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Adair Boroughs.

Evidence presented to the Court showed that in 2022 and 2023 Pacheco was a cocaine and methamphetamine dealer in the Upstate. While dealing drugs, Pacheco also enlisted women to purchase guns for him so that he could modify them into fully automatic weapons. Law enforcement learned that Pacheco sold some of the machine guns that he illicitly manufactured, and he kept at least one of the machine guns with him during his drug deals. On one occasion, Pacheco shot the machine gun within a neighborhood to demonstrate its capabilities.

More news: Police release photos in search for man who passed fake money at gas station

Pacheco pleaded guilty to possessing a machine gun while drug trafficking, distributing methamphetamine, and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, officials said.

Noraimi Burgos Torres and Elizabeth Delzo Jaramillo pleaded guilty to charges related to purchasing firearms for Pacheco. Delzo, who also pleaded guilty to charges released to drug trafficking, was sentenced to 102 months in federal prison. Torres, who pleaded guilty to a firearms charge on Aug. 21, 2024, is awaiting sentencing.

More news: One man dead, two women injured in shooting at Upstate home, deputies say

United States District Judge Donald C. Coggins sentenced Esteban Pacheco to 276 months imprisonment, to be followed by a five-year term of court-ordered supervision.

“People who sell illegal guns and drugs are a threat to the safety of our communities and must be stopped,” Boroughs said. “I’m proud and grateful for the collaboration of so many law enforcement partners to achieve this significant measure of justice.”

More news: $2 million and $1 million winning lottery tickets sold in South Carolina