The incident report filed with the Union County Sheriff's Office states the victim had offered to sell the trumpet online through Craigslist on Aug. 10 for $200 and immediately received an email from someone who said they would buy it for that price. The victim received another email that claimed the agency's secretary had made a mistake and sent a check for $2,225. The woman said she did receive a check via UPS for $2,225 on Aug. 27 and followed the email instructions to return the overage via Western Union to a man at an address in Chicago. The instructions told her to deduct the Western Union fee from the overage and so she ended up paying the company $120 and then sent the man in Chicago $1,880.
The victim was then advised by her bank the original check was invalid and she was responsible for covering it. She said she immediately contacted Western Union which was able to refund her money because the man in Chicago had not claimed it. The woman had also not sent the trumpet so she did not incur any monetary or property loss.
The report states the victim has the original receipts and will make copies available to investigators. She was also advised not to delete any email information from her computer so the sheriff's office can continue its investigation.
Criminal Domestic Violence
A Union man is charged with allegedly hitting a woman with a beer bottle.
Willie Harold Revis, 53, 317 Fifth St., Union, is charged by the sheriff's office with criminal domestic violence.
The incident report states deputies were dispatched to Revis' residence on Saturday in reference to criminal domestic violence. The victim told deputies Revis hit her in the back of the head with a beer bottle while in the roadway in front of the house. The woman said Revis was intoxicated and got angry at her for going to a neighbor's house. She said as she was leaving Revis followed her out of the house, followed her to the roadway, knocked a plate of food out of her hand, pushed her down, tore the nightgown she was wearing and then hit her with the bottle. He then went back into the house and she went to the neighbor's house and called 911.
In addition, the victim said Revis was also upset because 30 minutes earlier he wrecked his moped and had some cuts and scrapes from the accident.
Deputies also spoke with a witness who said she saw the entire incident. They also spoke with Revis who said he was drinking throughout the night and got mad at the victim because he didn't want her going to the neighbor's house. The report states he admitted to assaulting the victim but initially claimed the marks he had on him were caused by her during the altercation. He later admitted they were from the moped wreck.
EMS was called to the scene and examined the victim but she did not go with them to the hospital. Revis was placed under arrest and transported to jail.
Assault And Battery Third-Degree
Tracy Edward Pardue Jr., 51, 683 Fairview Church Circle, Union, is charged by the sheriff’s office with public intoxication and assault and battery third-degree.
The incident report states a deputy was dispatched Saturday morning to a business at 1226 S. Duncan Bypass, Union, in reference to an assault. The bartender told the deputy the suspect, later identified as Pardue, had left and went behind the building. The deputy went to the back of the building and found a pair of flip-flops Pardue had reportedly been wearing. He was then notified by another deputy Pardue was located behind a nearby building.
The deputy then went back to the front of the bar and met with the victim who gave a written statement about the events. Pardue was taken into custody and transported to jail where he was charged.
Failure To Stop For A Blue Light
Walter Earl Glenn, 20, 106 Woodson Drive, Union, is charged by the Union Public Safety Department with failure to stop for a blue light, driving under the influence first offense and no SC driver’s license.
The incident report states an officer patrolling the South Boyce Street area of Union observed a blue Mercury turn onto the street from Union Boulevard. The vehicle made a wide turn into the southbound lane of traffic heading north. Thinking the driver might be impaired, the office fell in behind the Mercury and activated his camera system.
The report states the officer observed the driver, later identified as Glenn, cross the center line. At that time the officer activated his blue lights but the report states Glenn sped up in an attempt to get away. The officer then radioed he had a car that wasn’t stopping and turned on his siren. He then advised he was traveling on South Boyce Street coming up on West South Street.
The report states Glenn disregarded the stop sign at the intersection of South Boyce and West South streets to turn onto West South and head toward West Main Street. Glenn then slowed down when he got to West Main Street, pulled over into a yard, exited his car and ran on foot down the sidewalk.
Another officer followed Glenn down West Main Street in his patrol vehicle then got out and pursued him on foot. The report states Glenn ran behind several houses on West Main Street and then into a wooded area where he was apprehended. In the course of the foot pursuit, the report states the officer sustained minor injuries to both arms and a few scratches to his face.
When the officer who spotted Glenn on South Boyce Street began to question him, the report states he noticed Glenn had a strong odor of alcohol about his person. He then read Glenn his rights and told him he was under arrest for driving under the influence.
Glenn was transported to public safety headquarters where he offered a breath test. The report states the result of the test was 0.13.
Counterfeit Goods
A man was arrested Monday for allegedly trying to transport and/or sell counterfeit tennis shoes and DVDs.
Travis Lamond Fernandez, 30, 1539 Cross Keys Highway, Union, is charged by the sheriff’s office with trademarks/transfer, distribute or sell counterfeit items.
The incident report states a South Carolina Highway Patrolman made a traffic stop Saturday on a vehicle driven by Fernandez and placed him under arrest for driving under suspension. During an inventory of the vehicle prior to it being towed away, the trooper found several pairs of Nike tennis shoes in the trunk.
The trooper passed this information on to the sheriff’s office and on Monday an investigator went to the jail and interviewed Hernandez. The report states Hernandez said he and three other people purchased the shoes from a flea market in Columbia. Fernandez also signed a consent to search form allowing the investigator to search his car.
The report states the search turned up 10 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes and a number of burned DVDs.
The items have a told estimated value of $480.
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