Staff Writer

Public safety officers responding to a fight call in a downtown parking lot early Sunday morning broke up a crowd that involved more than 150 people.

A report said officers originally were called to the YMCA parking lot at 106 Lakeside Drive around midnight. They found between 150 and 200 people there. While they were trying to determine what was going on, they noticed a crowd running on East Main Street toward Piggly Wiggly.

There, they saw a large crowd in the parking lot and the roadway fighting.

Sgt. Larry Robinson pulled Gerone McBeth, 19, of 419 Academy St., Carlisle, from the fight. McBeth told Robinson he was trying to break up the fight and Robinson told him that was what officers were trying to do. McBeth said his girlfriend was one of the women fighting.

Robinson turned to assist Cpl. Scott Ruby and Deputy Randy Manus, who were trying to break up two women who were still fighting. The report said Robinson could still hear McBeth shouting profanity. Robinson advised Officer Curtis Eubanks to arrest McBeth. McBeth pulled away from Eubanks and a struggle ensued between McBeth and officers.

McBeth was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. He has been released from the Union County Jail on cash bonds totaling $1,088.

Crystal Maria Jeter, 18, of 4520 King Kennedy Highway, Carlisle, and Victoria Brannon, 17, of 611 Joe Walker Road, both were charged with disorderly conduct.

Ms. Jeter was released on $544 cash bond.

The report said Ms. Brannon was taken to Wallace Thomson Hospital for treatment because she is eight months pregnant and was having labor pains. She was issued a ticket and not taken to jail.

Drug arrest

A Union man is accused of selling drugs to an undercover operative with the Union County Sheriff's Office.

Marcus Dion Littlejohn, 25, of 116 Littlejohn Drive, was charged with distribution of crack and distribution of crack within one-half mile of a school or park.

A report said Lt. David Kitchens and Lt. John Sherfield provided an operative with money on Jan. 8. The operative went to the parking lot of Dixie Curb Market on 503 South Church St., and bought $20 worth of crack from Littlejohn.

The sale occurred within one-half mile of Excelsior Middle School.

Littlejohn was taken into custody on Horseshoe Circle Friday.

Thefts and burglary

Friday, a break-in was reported on 713 Thornridge Road. The victim told Cpl. Jeff Wright he found the back door of the house kicked open. Missing are ten 30 carbine ammunition clips loaded with 15 rounds. These are worth around $260. Damage to the house was estimated at $100.

Also on Friday, a man on 6331 Whitmire Highway told Sgt. Russell Vinson that two radiators were stolen from his auto repair shop. These are worth $450.

Sunday, a man on 1478 Gaffney Highway told Wright that someone took a roll of fence wire from his yard. The wire is worth $210.

Anyone with information on these cases is asked to call Union County Crime Stoppers at 427-0800.