More than a year after he was first accused, a Union man is in jail for allgedly shooting another man in 2008.

Micheal Preston McLain, 302 Toluca St., is charged by the Union County Sheriff’s Office with assault and battery with intent to kill and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.

McLain is charged in a shooting incident that occurred shorly after 10:30 p.m. May 26, 2008. A Union Public Safety Officer was dispatched to a residence on Oak Street in response to a report of a shooting. The officer was also informed the victim was being driven to Wallace Thomson Hospital by a friend. After arriving on scene of the shooting, officers conducted a search of the area looking for the suspect who was reportedly wearing a shirt with the No. 4 on it. They were unsuccesful in their search for the suspect but investigators did recover three 9mm shell casings from the scene.

Following the search, an officer went to the hospital to interview the victim who identified McLain as the man who’d shot him. The victim was shot in the left wrist area, the right knee and the lower back area. The bullet fired into his back had exited through his stomach. Due to the seroius nature of his wounds, the victim was transported to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

The investigation into the shooting produced a warrant for McLain’s arrest but due to a lack of cooperation from witnesses at the time the warrant was suspended or “nolle prossed.” This allowed authorities to reinstate it upon further investigation.

That investigation was conducted by the officer handling the case with the assistance of a SLED agent. They discovered new evidence which, along with statements from cooperating witnesses, allowed the warrant to be reinstated and served on McLain. He was taken into custody last Tuesday and transported to the Union County Jail where he remained as of Monday afternoon.

Investigations

The following incidents are under investigation by the sheriff’s office:

Disturbance/Shooting

A man described as having his “hair in dreadlocks” is being sought by deputies in connection with a reported shooting Sunday night.

Deputies were dispatched to a business at 1044 Neal Shoals Road in Union in response to a report of a fight and shots being fired. The manager told deputies a black male had fired two shots while beside his car in the parking lot. The car was described as an early 1990s model Chrysler four-door driven by the alleged shooter with two other black males in the vehicle. The manager said the car left the parking lot and headed toward Hawkins Road.

A search of the area did not turn up the car or the alleged shooter nor were any shell casings recovered from the scene.

In addition to his hair, the alleged shooter was described as wearing dark jeans, a white t-shirt and a black hooded sweatshirt.

Theft From A Motor Vehicle

A wallet, a payroll check and a bank card were among the items stolen from a car parked at a convenience store on the Jonesville-Lockhart Highway on Saturday night.

The victim told deputies he’d left his truck parked at the convenience store and received a call a few hours later telling him some items belonging to him had been found in the parking lot. When he got back he found that his wallet had been taken from the truck along with $4 in cash and an $88 payroll check. Also in the wallet at the time it was stolen was a Wachovia Bank card.

The deputy handling the case told the victim to notify his employer and the bank of the theft. The matter was then turned over to a detective for further investigation.

The following incident is being investigated by the Union Public Safety Department:

Strongarm Robbery

Officers are searching for two men who attacked and robbed a woman late Sunday night.

The victim told the responding officer she’d just left a residence on Henrietta Street shortly after 11 p.m. and was headed home when she noticed two black males wearing black coats and black ski masks walking toward her. She said as she passed the fence along the street the taller of the two men asked her for a cigarette and she said she didn’t have any.

It was then she said the man who’d asked for a cigarette grabbed her pocketbook. She said the shorter of the two grabbed her arms from behind while his companion kicked her in the stomach. The victim said she told her assailants they were robbing the wrong person because she didn’t have anything of value and that she was going to call the police. She then let go of her pocketbook which she told the officer had nothing in it but a wallet, body spray and make-up.

The pocketbook is described as black and medium-sized. The victim described the men who attacked her as ages 15-25 with the taller one being approximately 5-foot, 7 inches tall and the shorter approximately 5-foot, 3-inches tall.

Arrests

The following persons were arrested by the public safety department:

Lori Anne Deal, 36, 251 Old Pump Station Road, Union, charged Saturday with open container.

Jeremy Kewamane Porter, 19, 102 Forest Circle, Union, charged Sunday with driving under suspension first offense.

Kendra Cierra Brandon, 19, 109 Powell St., Union, charged Saturday with driving under suspension.

Wade Linus Stevenson, 53, 320 Railroad St., Union, charged Friday with shoplifting.

Rocky Vinton Mallett, 24, 122 Simmons Road, Union, charged Sunday with malicious damage.

George Wesley Summerlin, 23, 151 Furnwood Drive, Spartanburg, charged Sunday with malicious damage.

Christopher Manquel Flelming, 20, 1109 South Pinckney St., Union, charged Sunday with failure to stop for blue light, seatbelt violation and driving under suspension third offense.

Wade Jermel Shippy, 20, 1384 Highway 56, Spartanburg, charged Sunday with driving under suspension and seatbelt violation.