Property Damage
On Jan. 20, 2025, an officer from the Manning Police Department was dispatched to the Manning Motel, located within the city limits of Manning. Dispatch informed the officer that the caller reported a subject on the scene who had broken a window in one of the rooms. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the motel manager. The motel manager explained that a guest had approached the office complaining about an unpleasant smell in his room and indicated he would be leaving. The motel manager then went to the room and discovered that the window was broken. When the motel manager asked the guest, last name Simon, what had happened, Simon claimed that he accidentally broke the window while trying to identify the source of the smell. Simon stated he lifted the box spring off the bed to look under it. Simon stated he would pay for the damages to the window, which was valued at $300. The motel manager decided to issue Simon a trespassing notice, and Simon then left the property.
Disorderly Conduct
On Jan. 26, 2025 the officer was dispatched to a residence within the city limits of Manning in reference to a disturbance. The officer arrived on scene and spoke to the complainant. The complainant stated that he wanted a subject gone from his property. He stated that she did not live there and that she was causing a disturbance in the residence. The officer spoke to the subject, later identified by her SC ID as Davella Tindal. She stated that she did not live at the residence. The officer informed her that she needed to leave the property. After some time, Tindal finally left the property and sat on the sidewalk across the street. She then began to scream and yell profanities. After being warned multiple times to stop and refusing to do so, the officer placed Tindal under arrest for disorderly conduct. Tindal was transported to the Clarendon County Detention Center. Tindal resisted arrest throughout the process.
Disorderly Conduct
On Jan. 29, 2025, an officer was dispatched to a residential area in Manning in reference to a suspicious person knocking on doors. The officer approached and identified the subject as Allen Driggers. Driggers had difficulty standing without assistance and smelled heavily of alcohol. Driggers stated that he was previously arrested and was released from jail. He stated that he needed to get home in Lake City so he was knocking on doors trying to get someone to take him. The officer informedDriggers that he could not take him home. Driggers continued to ask. The officer asked Driggers if he had any alcohol since he was released. He stated that he bought a 40 ounce bottle of beer and drank it. The officer arrested Driggers for disorderly conduct and transported him to Clarendon County Detention Center without further incident.
Driving Under the Influence
On Feb. 2, 2025, an officer with the Manning Police Department was dispatched to an area within the city limits of Manning in response to a vehicle collision. The caller reported that a white van had flipped over. Upon arrival, the officer saw that the driver was still inside the vehicle, attempting to leave the area but was unable to do so due to the damage. The officer made contact with her, later identified as Selena McFadden, who was trying to exit the vehicle. The officer instructed her to stay inside until EMS arrived to evaluate her condition. As the driver later exited the vehicle at the request of MAnning Fire Department first responders, the officer detected an odor of alcoholic beverages and noted that she stumbled as she exited. The officer subsequently read McFadden her Miranda Rights and inquired about how much she had to drink that evening. McFadden claimed that she had not consumed any alcoholic beverages. The officer informed her that a field sobriety test would be performed to determine whether she was impaired during the time of the collision. The first test administered was the horizontal gaze nystagmus. The officer explained that he would observe the smoothness of her movements as they followed a stimulus. During the instruction stage, he asked McFadden to keep her eyes focused on the stimulus and follow it with her eyes alone. As the test commenced, McFadden demonstrated a lack of smooth pursuit, struggling to keep her eyes on the stimulus. Both of her eyes jerked at distinct nystagmus and maximum deviation and exhibited onset nystagmus prior to 45 degrees. The next test was the one leg stand, during which McFadden lost her balance and put her second foot down more than once. The last test was the walk and turn test. McFadden began this test before instructed, failed to walk heel-to-toe, stepped off the line, took the wrong number of steps, and performed an improper turn. After completing the tests, McFadden was evaluated by EMS but refused transport to the hospital and was taken to the Clarendon County Detention Center to perform a breath alcohol test. McFadden was informed of her rights and observed for 20 minutes before being given the test, which indicated a blood alcohol level of 0.11, which exceeded the legal limit. Consequently, McFadden was booked for driving under the influence.
