SUSPICIOUS PERSON
On Sept. 22, an officer was dispatched to a home within the city limits of Manning in reference to a suspicious vehicle. Upon arrival, the complainant stated that when she returned home, a white man driving a yellow and blue service truck was parked on the roadway in front of her residence. She stated that the vehicle had thermostat settings and a 919 area code phone number painted on the side. She stated that she rolled her car window down and asked why he was there. She said he said he was there for an appointment. She stated that she did not have an appointment with anyone and pulled into her driveway. She stated that the man then approached her vehicle in the driveway and knocked on her window and introduced himself as Riley O’Quinn. She stated that she did not have an appointment and that she was calling 911. O’Quinn then returned to his vehicle and left. The officer asked the complainant if her camera was functional and she stated that it should be but was unable to get any of the footage. The officer cleared the scene and attempted to locate the vehicle. A few minutes later the complainant called back with the man’s business information. The officer contacted O’Quinn who stated that he had a service appointment with the complainant and when he arrived she was not home so he waited for her to return. He said that when the complainant arrived to the home, she approached him in a hostile manner and when he told her he was there for the appointment she drove into the yard and did not exit the vehicle. He stated that when he tried to speak to her she threatened to call 911 and he stated that he did not want to deal with it so he left. He stated that he drove from Raleigh, NC to come to the appointment and that he would not be coming back to the complainant’s residence and that if the officer needed anything else, to contact him. The officer then contacted the complainant in reference to the conversation he had with O’Quinn on the phone, The officer advised her that O’Quinn had an appointment at her residence and that as far as he could tell, O’Quinn in a legitimate business man due to the functional LinkedIn profile and all the available information about the business. The complainant stated that someone else must have created an appointment in her name.
VANDALISM OF PROPERTY
On Sept.24, an officer was dispatched to HopeHealth within the city limits of Manning in reference to a collision involving a vehicle and a building. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the complainant who advised that she observed the driver traveling north on Mill Street when he then made an abrupt left turn and accelerated fast which caused a collision into the HopeHealth building. The officer then made contact with the driver who was identified as being James Queen. Queen advised the officer that “my foot slipped off.” The officer detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from the vehicle and Queen’s person. The officer located a red solo cup in the center cup holder that appeared to still have a small amount of alcoholic beeverage in it as well. The officer asked Queen to step ut of the vehicle where he attempted to conduct a field sobriety test of Queen but was unable to complete it due to Queen’s inability to stand up. Queen fell down and advised the officer he was injured so the officer requested EMS for medical assistance. EMS arrived and transported Queen to McLeod Health Clarendon ER. The officer also collected an empty bottle of Barefoot Chardonnay that was located in the backseat area of the vehicle but was close enough to be in direct control with the driver. The bottle was placed into evidence. The officer had the vehicle towed before returning to the hospital to inform Queen he was being placed under arrest for a DUI. Queen refused to give a blood sample and a breath test was not performed due to the time Queen spent in the hospital. Queen was then transported to Clarendon County Detention Center.
