Intercepted prison drone drop includes ingredients for 'early holiday Old Bay crab boil and steak dinner,' officials say
Inmates at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, will have to settle for their normal cafeteria fare this week, as officials intercepted a drone drop carrying ingredients for an "early holiday Old Bay crab boil and steak dinner," according to an X post from the state Department of Corrections.
Indeed, the illicit delivery included steak, crab legs, and even a container of Old Bay Seasoning. Also added to the package were cigarettes and two large bags of marijuana.
'I’m guessing the inmates who were expecting this package are a bit crabby.'
Fox News reported that the contraband was captured early Sunday morning.
"Seems some folks were planning an early holiday Old Bay crab boil and steak dinner along with their marijuana and cigarettes — all dropped by a drone at Lee [Correctional Institution]," the X post said.
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Officials at the maximum security prison recovered the drone along with the package, WLTX-TV reported, adding that no arrests have been made.
"As you likely know, we often see odd items included in contraband packages, but this was a bit unusual, even for us," SCDC spokeswoman Chrysti Shain told Fox News. "I’m guessing the inmates who were expecting this package are a bit crabby."
The cable news network added that the SCDC and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office actually have spent years combatting ongoing drone drops at the Lee Correctional Institution.
"Contraband is a real threat to prisons across the country, and we fight nightly attacks from drones dropping dangerous drugs — often fentanyl and meth — onto prison yards," Shain added to Fox News. "We go to extraordinary lengths to combat drones."
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In 2022, an eight-month investigation at Lee Correctional led to 20 arrests and the seizure of 12 drones, as well as 100 pounds of contraband, authorities reported.
Additionally, officers discovered three abandoned drones in the woods near the prison fences.
Law enforcement reported that the drones involved have grown larger and are capable of carrying heavier loads.
"These large drones can carry heavier and heavier packages," Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon said in a 2022 statement, according to the cable news network. "We are working hard to stop them from getting in the wrong hands."
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Mother, 26, accused of sexual encounter with 14-year-old boy in car — while her 3 children were present
A 26-year-old South Carolina mother was arrested Monday morning after being accused of a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old boy in a vehicle while her three children were present, WBTW-TV reported.
Lake City Police charged Aladrian Chandler with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, the station said.
'Disgusting. ... And to do it with your children in the vehicle and take away their innocence?!?!'
Chandler acknowledged a sexual encounter, WBTW said, citing a police report — but she denied having intercourse and said she believed the boy was older than he told her.
The station said the report indicates the boy told officers that he and Chandler met while she was delivering food, and they exchanged phone numbers and began texting each other. The alleged incident occurred Nov. 16, WBTW reported.
Police began investigating two days after the alleged incident after Chandler reported that a gun had been stolen from her vehicle, the station said.
The report added that during the investigation, Chandler gave police a written statement saying the boy took the gun out of her car when she went to a friend’s house to talk about how the boy had been talking to her, WBTW reported.
Florence County Detention Center records indicate Chandler remained behind bars Wednesday morning on no bond.
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A number of commenters under WBTW's Facebook post about the incident were taken aback by the accusations against the mother of three:
- "People are getting sicker and sicker," one commenter wrote.
- "What the hell!!!" another user exclaimed.
- "Real classy," another commenter noted. "People make me sick."
- "Pedophilia at its finest," another user observed. "Disgusting. ... And to do it with your children in the vehicle and take away their innocence?!?! How shameful and sickening."
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Team Mace hits back at former top adviser for bashing governor hopeful over Trump disloyalty: 'Didn't raise a dime'
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace's South Carolina gubernatorial campaign set its sights on a former consultant after he took to social media to air his grievances.
Austin McCubbin, a longtime Republican operative and former adviser to Mace's campaign, dramatically exited her team on Monday, accusing the candidate of being disloyal to President Donald Trump. In a lengthy post on X, McCubbin claimed Mace "decided to turn her back on MAGA" only to "hug the political cactus that is the Rand Paul + Thomas Massie wing of the Party."
'When he demanded $10,000 a month for "services" and was told no, he ran straight to X.'
"My name has been used publicly, while going back on her word to pay me, to trade on my Team Trump status and to work on her behalf with the White House, and I am 100% breaking with her campaign out of loyalty to the President," McCubbin said.
Mace's campaign strongly pushed back and painted a much different picture than what McCubbin was claiming.
"Mr. McCubbin didn’t raise a dime for the campaign or, better yet, never even bothered showing up," a spokesperson for Mace's campaign told Blaze News. "When he demanded $10,000 a month for 'services' and was told no, he ran straight to X. Good luck with that."
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"Nancy Mace has stood with President Trump since Day ONE. Mr. McCubbin said it himself: 'Nancy Mace will be the most pro-Trump and America First Governor in the country.'"
Mace reiterated this narrative on social media, calling McCubbin "tone-deaf" and "out of touch."
"The feeling when a political 'consultant' demands $10k per month to give you bad advice you'll never use... and they cry on social media when you turn them down..." Mace said. "Those who rely on the elite. The powerful. The establishment. Are completely out of touch. Tone Deaf. To the needs of the powerless."
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4 dead, at least 20 injured after shooting at South Carolina coastal bar: 'Screaming and panic and fear'
Four people are dead and at least 20 people are injured after a shooting at a bar on the South Carolina coast early Sunday morning, officials told the Associated Press.
A large crowd was at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island when arriving sheriff’s deputies found many people with gunshot wounds, the AP said. St. Helena Island is just north of Hilton Head Island.
'Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this horrific act of violence.'
Bar owner Willie Turral was inside the restaurant — which was full of patrons there for a high school alumni gathering — when he heard shots “in bursts” outside, the AP said, adding that Turral said the reaction was "screaming and panic and fear.”
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it received reports about the shooting shortly before 1 a.m.
"Upon arriving at the scene, deputies made contact with a large crowd of people, several of which were suffering from gunshot wounds," the statement reads. "It was learned that hundreds of people were at the location when the shooting occurred. Multiple victims and witnesses ran to the nearby businesses and properties seeking shelter from the [gunshots]."
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The circumstances of this incident are still under investigation. At this time, we know that at least 20 people were injured. Four were transported to area hospitals in critical conditions and four victims were pronounced deceased at the scene. Names of victims will not be released at this time. The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office may release additional information regarding the deceased victims pending notification of their next of kin.
The sheriff's office added that it is "investigating persons of interest."
Turral said his bar was hosting an alumni event for Battery Creek High School in Beaufort, which is about 10 miles northwest of St. Helena Island, the AP reported.
Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.) posted on X that she was “COMPLETELY HEARTBROKEN to learn about the devastating shooting in Beaufort County. Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this horrific act of violence."
The AP said about 5,000 or more Gullah people living on St. Helena Island trace their ancestry to enslaved West Africans who worked rice plantations in the area before being freed at the time of the Civil War.
Willie’s Bar and Grill advertises itself as serving authentic Gullah-inspired food and describes itself on its website as “not just a restaurant but a community pillar committed to giving back, especially to our youth," the AP added.
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Exclusive: ICE steps in after illegal alien who killed college student gets 1 year in prison
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against an illegal alien who killed a college student in a hit-and-run accident and received a light prison sentence, Blaze News has exclusively learned.
'This monster should never have been in our country and has had a final order of removal since 2018.'
On April 2, Rosali I. Fernandez-Cruz, a 24-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador, was driving his pickup truck when he struck and killed Nathaniel Baker, a 21-year-old University of South Carolina student, who was riding his motorcycle in Richland County, South Carolina.
Fernandez-Cruz, who illegally entered the U.S. through the Mexico border in December 2016, fled the scene of the crash without attempting to administer aid.
Three of the four charges against Fernandez-Cruz were ultimately dropped, including failure to render aid, failure to yield right of way, and driving without a license.
He pleaded guilty to hit-and-run resulting in death and was sentenced to just one year in prison. He was also given credit for 131 days of time served.
Fernandez-Cruz's scheduled release is set for March 2026.
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A Department of Homeland Security press release revealed that ICE has lodged a detainer against Fernandez-Cruz to ensure that he is deported following the completion of his prison sentence.
An immigration judge issued a final order of removal in 2018.
"21-year-old USC student Nathaniel 'Nate' Baker was driving a motorcycle when he was hit by a truck driver who fled the scene," Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated. "The hit-and-run driver, Rosali Isaac Fernandez-Cruz, was in our country illegally and received just one year in prison for taking Nate's precious life. ICE lodged a detainer to ensure as soon as this killer completes his one-year prison sentence that ICE is notified to arrest him and get him OUT of our country."
"Nathaniel was a 21-year-old college student with his whole life in front of him. This monster should never have been in our country and has had a final order of removal since 2018," McLaughlin added.
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