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the Gamecock
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Monday, October 9
• Disorderly conduct, 600 block of
Sumter Street Reporting officer E.
Pereira observed Jeff Medlock ap
proaching and talking with people in
an aggressive manner. Pereira then
stopped the subject and noticed that
he was drunk. Subject was later ar
rested and transported to Richland
County Detention Center.
* Suspicious activity, assisting other
agency, Earth and Witer Science build
ing. M. Moore stated that he saw Ai
bert Wright, 38, at the above location
acting in a suspicious manner. Upon
stopping the suspect, it was found out
that Wight had an outstanding bench
warrant from the City of Columbia.
A Columbia police officer was con
tracted and made the arrest.
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• Larceny of jewelry. South Quad. A
female resident of South Quad stat
ed to police that unknown person(s)
entered her domi room and removed
the following items: nursing textbook,
Nokia cell phone, a 14K gold bracelet,
a 14Kgold cross, a blue topazine 10K
ring, a 1 OK gold panda ring, a 14K
gold initial ring, a 10K garnet ring and
a pair pearl-studded earrings. Esti
mated value: $840. Reporting officer:
C. Firebaugh.
• Lost Property, Russell House Ball
room. Omar Dingle stated to police
that while at a function in the Russell
House Ballroom he found a Sprint
PLS cellular phone on the floor.
Police are willing to give over the
phone to the proper owner upon fur
ther description. Reporting officer:
M. Gooding.
• Malicious injury to real property,
Calcott roof top. A USC employee
reported to police that unknown per
sons) cut the cable wire to a ra
diometer. Estimated value: $150. Re
porting officer: D. Friels.
Tuesday, October 10
• Malicious damage to real property,
239 Three Rivers Apartments. The
complainant, Frances Jackson, reports
that tire suspect, her son’s father, stayed
overnight about two weeks ago. Some
time between then and Oct. 10, the
suspect returned to the incident lo
cation and broke two locks on the slid
ing glass door, preventing the door
from being locked. Jackson said she
would prosecute. Estimated dam
age: $100. Reporting officer: J.
Romine.
• Drunkenness, 700 Saluda St. The re
porting officer, R. D. Cook, observed
the subject, Jeremiah Moultrie, drink
ing a beer and stopped to interview
him. Because the subject was unsteady
on his feet, had a strong odor of alco
hol about him and had slurred speech,
Cook determined the subject’s be
havior was offensive to the public.
Moultrie was arrested and transport
ed to Richland County Detention Cen
ter.
Monday, October 9
• Trespassing after notice, 100 Rip
plemeyer Ave. The reporting officer,
Lyman Gibbs, stated that he observed
the suspect walking across the park
ing lot of the incident location. The
suspect, Antonio Sumpter, is known
by name and sight as a trespasser in
the area. He has prior arrests for the
offense. He was arrested and trans
ported to Richland County Detention
Center.
• Missing person, 2328 Senate St. The
complainant, Maria Maywood, re
ported that her daughter, a juvenile,
left to go to a friend’s house to get a
pair of tennis shoes and didn’t return.
Her friend’s name is Maya, but her
last name is unknown. Reporting of
ficer: Bowman,
• Burglary, petit larceny, 2921 Pruitt
Drive. Tire victim, Marion Rees, re
ports that an unknown subject, by un
known means, entered her resi
dence through the rear and removed
about $5 in Spanish currency. Rees
stated she couldn’t find anything else
missing. Estimated value: $5. Reporting
officer: A.J. Williams.
Victim
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Welch, he saw a tear roll down McVeigh’s
cheek.
“I could see in that moment the love
that father had for his son,” Welch
said.
McVeigh’s daughter also started cry
ing, and Welch took her head in his hands
and said, “Honey, I don’t want your
brother to die. The three of us are in
this together, and I will everything I can
to prevent it.”
Welch realized that this man and his
family were grieving just as much as
he was, maybe even more. Welch re
alized that McVeigh may not feel com
fortable telling people about his son and
his accomplishments because of his
crime. Unlike Welch, who has so
many stories and accomplishments about
Julie that he can brag about.
Welch’s story affected every person
in the room, as tears were seen to roll
down the faces of more than one per
son.
He tours the nation, speaking and
telling his story to many people, in ef
fort to end the death penalty.
The speech was featured for the an
nual Cardinal Bernadin Lectureship, be
cause it discussed seeking God for help
during trying times.
In a closing statement to his
speech Welch said, “If Jesus came to
South Carolina tomorrow he wouldn’t
come to this beautiful university, hf
wouldn’t go see the beautiful capital
building, or the beautiful neighborhoods.’^
He said, “Jesus would go straigh™
to death row, because we have to re
member that he too was on death rowa
before he was crucified. And if there
was an execution scheduled down there
tomorrow you can forget about pulling
the switch, because he’s not going do it,q
so how can we?” irjj
The university desk can be reached at
gamecockudesk@hotmail.com.
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Job and Resource Fair to aid -
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disabled people receive jobs .
by Jennifer Carter
The Gamecock
The Columbia Mayor’s Committee
on Employment of People with Dis
abilities will host a Job and Resource fair
for people with disabilities on Tuesday,
Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Print
Shop on 3901 Ensor Ave.
Several companies in the Midlands
area such as Colonial Life, SCANA, Sears,
the Department of Corrections and many
other state agencies are expected to at
tend.
The fair will be open to people witli
disabilities that are seeking employment,
including college students seeking
part-time employment or internships.
The Committee will also have a table
set up at the State Fair, Oct. 5-15 in the
Hampton Building. Those interested can
stop by the exhibit to learn more about
the Committee and the different services
that they offer in addition to the job fair,
such as training sessions on resume writ
ing and interview skills.
“The Job and Resource Fair is a won
derful opportunity for people with dis
abilities to find out about employment
possibilities as well as for companies to
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recruit outstanding employees,” said
Marge Butler, an advocate for persons
with disabilities and a member of the
Committee.
The Committee is made up entirely
of volunteers who want to make things
better for others.
“We want to reach out to people in
the community and help individuals with
disabilities to move forward,” Butler said.
“We also want to get more employers
interested in hiring people with disabil
ities. It has proven to be a positive ex
perience for employers who have par
ticipated in the fair in the past.”
The Job and Resource Fair is an an
nual event, and each year it grows, draw
ing more employers and more people
from the Midlands and surrounding ar
eas. Many successful matches of com
panies and employees have been made
in past years, and the committee mem
bers hope to do even better this year.
People interested in finding a job
should bring copies of their resume and
come prepared to interview for positions.
According to the South Carolina Vo
cational Rehabilitation Department, or
thopedic deformity or impairment, heart
and circulatory conditions, mental re
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tardation and hearing impairments were(a
most common of the ailments they help‘d
rehabilitate. In 1997,993 people suffer-::
ing from orthopedic problems were re-.,:
habilitated and put back into the work.u
force. ,i i
Mental, personality or intelligence,-,
disorders topped the list in 1997, with
4,497 cases rehabilitated for that year.
These disorders comprised more than
half of all the ailments dealt with by the
department that year. Jl
South Carolina is above the nation-1»
al average in several areas concerning re-*3
habilitation and employment. Accord
ing to the Department’s Web site, 9911
percent of its clients are competitively
employed, 9 percent above the national,^
average. Also, the average weekly wage„t
is more than $50 higher than the national |
average.
For a person to be considered reha- ’
bilitated he or she must be engaged irr°
gainful employment, according to the-1
S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Depart
ment. tJ5
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The city/state desk can be reached at
gamecockcitydesk@hotniail.com.
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