david longstreet believes solicitor donnie myers has lost his moral authority to prosecute cases involving drunk driving -- cases like the one that killed longstreet's 6-year old daughter emma, in 2012. solicitor myers was arrested monday on a dui charge after a crash. longstreet is planning to continue his call for myers to step down during a prayer rally today at noon the lexington county courthouse. it's cleanup day for many people across the midlands. charge calling g r a longtime lexington prosecutor to resign. david longstreet believes solicitor donnie myers has lost his moral authority to prosecute cases involving drunk driving -- cases like the emma, in 2012. solicitor myers was arrested monday on a dui charge after a crash. longstreet is planning to continue his call for myers to step down during a prayer rally today at noon the lexington county courthouse. wednesday brought down trees, power lines and street lights. our cameras caught crews hard at work in downtown columbia this morning...working to make repairs and get power restored to some folks. at one point wednesday, sce&g

just this afternoon - dashcam video released showing the arrest of solicitor donnie myers. --arrested and charged with dui after crashing his car into a utility pole at old chapin road and beechcreek road. -officer asked myers who picked him u from crash scene, myers said he didnt know. -when asked if he understood his rights- he told the officer that he had hit his head and would do his best. -after failing a number of sobriety tests -- the officer placed him under arrest. take a listen. a sad story from lower richland county today. investigators say a worker at a where a worker at a machine shop was killed after being crushed by a piece of machinery. mike desumma was at the scene this afternoon. mike? judi, dawdy still a lot of unanswered questions into how exactly this worker died. what we do now is it happened somewhere outside of the shop sometime early this afternoon. the incident happened at utility group of south carolina off of pine view drive. the columbia fire department did respond after getting word of what happened. according to neighbors the shop employs about

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the fall out from all of this a rally was called for donnie myers to resign. several community members were there. they said if myers is not quick, they will find someone to run against him. >> he needs to get help. he had a utility pole. next time to be someone else. it will be too late when that happens. >> this is not his first encounter with the law. in 2005 he was pulled over in asheville and charged with dui. he later pled into charges while driving while impaired. he was also charged four years ago in lexington county for having an opening container. if you'd like to see the full video of his arrest, head to >>> it continues to be windy today. we saw winds gusting here in columbia up to 40 miles per hour. the low this morning was 45 degrees at the airport and the city. we warmed up to 55 degrees in the city and 57 degrees at the airport. right now we are under mostly clear skies. our winter from the west at 17 miles per hour. they are beginning to me -- diminish a little bit. we will be seeing a low temperature of 35 degrees. tomorrow will be sunny with

he was released on tuesday. >>> circuit court solicitor donnie myers is under a lot of heat. >> community members are asking him to resign. sonia gutierrez joins us now. >> reporter: people who have lost a loved one to a drunk driver are now questioning myers' ability to prosecute fairly. about a dozen people got together in front of the judicial center if lexington county. event was organized by david longstreet who lost his little girl emma to a drunk driver a couple of years ago. he along with former officers want donnie myers to leave his post. they want him to practice when he preaches. >> the old saying, you know, do as i say, not as i do. and then you start to wonder especially if you are a victim, you lost someone due to an you start to wonder, hey, does he feel pity, sympathy, compassion for these people he do. >> reporter: this is not his first encounter with the law n2005, he was pulled over in nashville and later pleaded to charges of driving while container. if he doesn't resign, they will seek legal action and find someone to run against him. he has until next no it file for

year donnie myers has been charged with a dui after a car wreck in lexington. good morning and thanks for waking up with us on news19 this morning. i'm deon guillory. myers was taken to the richland county jail and that's where we find news19's savannah levins with the details..savannah... 3 3 it happened just before 8 pm last night on old chapin road and beech creek road. the highway patrol say myers was attempting to make a left during onto beech creek road when he ran off the road and hit a utility pole. when troppers arrived on scene they say the myers was not with the vehicle. investigators say they then went to his home and after questioning him determined he was the driver. myers was charged wtih dui and is currently in the richland county jail. myers was previously charged with a dui in 2005 in asheville north carolina. he was also cited for having an open alcohol container in his car in 2012 not charged with dui in that incident after he passed a field sobriety test. 3 3 richland 3 deputies need your help finding two suspects stealing from a samaritan

. >> donnie myers' car was found crash into a pole. he was at his home where he was arrested for a dui. colby gallagher joins us with mean for myers. >> reporter: he's held the office for over 40 years. he's also been on the other side of the law. myers' latest arrest came after car after it was crash into a utility pole. he blew a .09 on his breathalyzer. he later pled guilty. he was pulled over and questioned boy troopers for driving down the middle of the road andesited for open container. many have questioned why he remains in that position. code of laws, any state or county officeer indicted in any court may nthe discretion of the governor, be suspended by the governor who shall appoint another. it goes on to say if the person is convicted then the office will be declared vacant. in order for myers to be indo ited they must listen to the case, the grand jury, and evidence for him to be for -- formally charged. the case is still in the beginning stages so it's unclear what is going to happen next. >> not surpriseing that no local a

solicitor donnie myers was arrested last night on solicitor donnie myers is accused of drunk driving he was arrested last night after his car hit a utility pole but we have breaking news tonight with new details just released by the department of public he was run off the road. jack kuenzie joins us with the very latest. charles and judi---new information that could change the direction of this story. solicitor myers telling the highway patrol he was run off old chapin road by another vehicle. last night's crash happened about a mile from the solicitor's lakefront home. the patrol says myers was driving north on old chapin trying to make a left onto beechcreek road when he ran into the utility pole. the car was abandoned when the patrol got there. an investigator says there was a pistol on the floorboard and a strong odor of alcohol in the car....but officers found myers at his house. our new information from an incident report and in response to our questions says it was myers who phoned authorities to alert them to what happened. he was not injured. the patrol's lieutenant kelley h

solicitor donnie myers was arrested last night on solicitor donnie myers is accused of drunk driving he was arrested last night after his car hit a utility pole but we have breaking news tonight with new details just released by the department of public

the video was taken monday night at the home of solicitor donnie myers. a highway patrol trooper asks myers to perform a number of field sobriety tests at his home, before ultimately taking him in handcuffs to his patrol car. authorities believe myers lost control of his car while trying to make a left turn toward his house and crashed into a utility pole. myers contends he was run off the road. troopers say a breath test revealed myers had a point oh nine blood alcohol level. his monday night arrest is the third alcohol-related charge since 2005. investigators are still trying led to a freak accident that killed a machine shop employee in lower richland county. columbia fire crews say they were called to the utility group of south carolina on pineview drive thursday afternoon....after reports of an employee being crushed. officials confirm the man was outside of the machine shop when he was killed. the richland county sheriff's department and ohsa are investigating. richland county deputies need your help identifying two men accused of holding up a chines

monday's dui arrest of longtime midlands solicitor donnie myers has spurred calls from the public for him to resign. some of that talk comes from a lexington man who worked with the solicitor on a high profile drunk driving case. jack kuenzie has more on that and some new details on the solicitor's arrest from the newsroom. charles and judi---solicitor donnie myers has been in office 40 years, the longest serving state prosecutor. he'probably best known for being the most prolific death penalty prosecutor in south carolina---pursuing more than 40 capital cases, most putting the defendant on but for david longstreet---the solicitor has lost his moral authority to prosecute cases involving drunk driving. cases like the one that resulted in a conviction against the man who drove drunk and crashed into the vehicle carrying longstreet and his six year old daughter emma on new year's day 2012. the collision took her life---launching her father's successful efforts to change state law to clamp down on repeat dui offenders. longstreet now says the county can't take any more of a chief prosecu

center.the event is expected to highlight the latest dui charge against 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers. the long time prosecutor was arrested monday night after a single car accident off old chapin road.rally organizers are expected to call for myers resignation...saying he is no longer credible to prosecute dui cases.the rally is set for noon in front of the lexington judicial center. a panel on the impact of police-community relations tonight. the panel will focus on the role of police, the impact of policing in communities and ways to improve relationships with police. it will take place at 5:30 in the law school's auditorium. 3 homeless helping homeless of columbia will present ilent voices,an evening of music, theater and visual arts at tapps art center on main street tonight.doors open at 6 p.m. with a silent auction and light refreshments. the show begins at 7 p.m.performances during the event are based on writings created by members of the columbia homeless community tickets are general admission with a suggested donation of $10 at the door. proceeds from admissions go directly

>> the dash-cam video released today relieves -- reveals some information about the dui arrest donnie myers. he was arrested after he crashed his car and then left the scene. >> since then, anti-dui groups have called for myers to reside. according to an incident report, he hit a pole around 8 pm and old chapin road. a state trooper found myers at his house where he claimed an unidentified person picked him up and drove him home. myers also told the trooper that someone rammed him off the road and try to kill him.>> that is only half the story. the detailed video that was released today provides a detailed picture of what happened.>> reporter: in roughly an hour long dash-cam video released by the department of public safety, you can save long-term the field sobriety test. he repeatedly said that he could not do the test because of injuries to his legs and masks -- legs and back. at one point, myers goes back into his house after the trooper returns to his patrol car and told myers to stay put. but he comes back to the garage, myers has trouble reciting the alphabet.>> say your abcs for me.

. >> lexington solicitor donnie myers is charged with driving under the influence. details on his latest run-in with the law. >>> four days before south carolina voters go to the polls for the democratic primary, final two candidates appear for a town hall. >>> and a very messy evening from louisiana to the florida panhandle. plenty of severe weather. this will be in our neck of the woods tomorrow t i will have the . i will have the details coming up. abc columbia news starts right now. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us tonight for abc columbia news at 11:00. i'm alicia barnes. >> i'm ben hoover. another round of rain could bring more than just wet roads tomorrow. severe weather. >> that's right. and the threat has forced orie and georgetown officials to cancel school tomorrow. chem johnchief meteorologist john farley has more. >> tracking an active storm system out there tonight. it will be in here between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. damaging winds, the most likely scenario, but this could touch off tornadoes. let me show you where it is. we go down

here at home, the highway patrol released video from the night donny myers was arrested for dui. this time calls to step down get louder. >> leading that charge, a midlands man who lost his daughter to a deadly dui crash. beth rousseau explains. >> placed under arrest for >> dash cam video shows lexington prosecutor donny myers being arrested at his home after his vehicle was found crashed into a utility pole. >> he got lucky. he hit a utility pole this time. next time, it could be you. >> for community members who have lost loved ones to drivers under the influence, myers accident hits too close to home. >> the loss of a child, there's nothing likeke it. it's like a death sentence that we relive every day. we have to get up trying to find a reason to live. >> david longstreet's 6-year-old daughter emma was killed in a 2012 dui collision. longstreet says he vividly remembers speaking with myers while he prosecuted the man responsible for the death. >> he said, if there is anything i can do for you, let me know. this is it, donny. resign. >> dozens outside the solicitor's office,

it was monday night when donnie myers crashed into a utility pole. when a state trooper got there he had already left the scene. the trooper found him at his home. on the video you can see the trooper going inside the home asking questions.

news19 this morning starts right now. 3 3 new this morning...the year donnie myers has been charged with a dui after a car wreck in lexington. good morning and thanks for waking up with us on news19 this morning. i'm deon guillory. myers was taken to the richland county jail and that's where we find news19's savannah levins with the details..savannah... 3 3 it happened just before 8 pm last night on old chapin road and beech creek road. the highway patrol say myers was attempting to make a left during onto beech creek road when he ran off the road and hit a utility pole. when troppers arrived on scene they say the myers was not with the vehicle. investigators say they then went to his home and after questioning him determined he was the driver. myers was charged wtih dui and is currently in the richland county jail. myers was previously charged with a dui in 2005 in asheville north carolina. he was also cited for having an open alcohol container in his car in 2012

when davididongstreet her donnie myers was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, he knew that he had to do something.>> my family cannot stand this kind of activity, and i am not going to stand for. i have several members of the community that will stand with me. >> his daughter was killed by a drunk driver in 2012. since then, he helped draft help prevent dui deaths. >> what can we do? i can organize and we can ask for his resignation.>> reporter: myers incident was his third related of instant -- since 2005 and his second dui event. that is why david is organizing community leaders to protest and call for him to resign. >> i feel like it is important for the citizens. we had to stand up because if you do not, it is going to be status quo and you will let another elected person run the tables on everybody and say, ha ha, i got away with it. i do not want that to happen. >> reporter: david is helping -- asking protesters to help them. as of now, donnie myers has not made any public statements regarding his position as solicitor.wach fox will keep you updated on air a

. >>> the 11th circuit solicitor 70 year old donnie myers has been charged with a dui after a car crash lexington. good morning and thank you for making up with us on news 19 i am deon guillory. myers was taken to the richland county joe ll be fine savannah levins with your information this morning. good morning, savannah. >> reporter: we are here right now. let me tell you, this is a big deal. first, this is an elected official. he has held this position for three decades now and he is tasked with the responsibility of protecting citizens and the 11th county which covers a few different counties and this is a big deal because this is not the first time this has happened. let's start with what happened last night. we are hearing this happened before 8 pm. the highway patrol says someone in a lexus was trying to make a left on beech creek road and they drove off the road and hit a utility pole. so the troopers got there to check it out but no one was there. the driver wasn't there. so they ended up going to mr. myers home and interviewed him and were able to determine he was driving the

bernie. 3 new video of 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers being arrested for dui has now been released. the dash cam video gives us a better picture of what led up to his arrest just 4 days ago. take a look.oh, holy (expletive)3 myers was released on bond tuesday.so far...myers has not issued a statement to the press about the incident. efforts to reach him have also 3 the fallout from myers arrest was felt outside the place where he works...the lexington county judicial cetner. yesterday...a rally was held calling for myers to resign as solicitor.concerned residents....including parents of victims who lost a loved one to a drunk driver...say if myers doesnt quit...they will find someone to run against him. this is not his first encounter with the law, in 2005 he was pulled over in asheville and later pled to charges of driving while impared and having an open container. he was also charged 4 years ago in lexington county with having an open container. 3 3 3 when we come back...a look into u-s-c women's basketball's strong performance against ole miss. and how brandon wilds is preparin

earlier this week, 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers was charged with dui after crashing his car about a mile away from his lexington home. it is myers' third alcohol- related charge in a little over ten years. myers claims someone ran him off the road when he was on his way home following one drink at a local restaurant. the 70- year-old says he was a ride home, but did not know who got him there. the responding trooper reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol in the vehicle and seeing a pistol on the floor. myers failed a field sobriety test in his garage, his breath sample registered .09 blood- alcohol level. that was two hours after he called to report the accident. in 2005, the solicitor pled guilty to driving while intoxicated after being stopped in his county- owned car while attending a prosecutor's conference in asheville. the results of two blood-alcohol tests were above the legal limit. after that arrest, myers said: "it is my belief that a person should accept responsibility and be held accountable for his or her actions. for over 30 years, i have argued for accountabilit

earlier this week, 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers was charged with dui after pressure builds in through the first of next week. today, mostly sunny, a bit i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her church taught her to do all the good you can... for all the people you can... for as long as you can... after law school, she could have joined a high priced law firm... but instead, she worked to reform juvenile justice in south carolina... exposed racism in alabama schools... registered latino voters in texas... and provided legal aid to families in arkansas. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. which is why, for every american who's not being paid who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach its potential unless we all do. together. dui after crashing his car about a mile away from his lexington home. it is myers' third alcohol- related charge in a little over ten years. myers claims someone ran him off the road when he was on his wa

challenger for his job populary wedekind says he will file to file to run against the so list for donny myers. myers is facing calls for his resignation after he was rested on monday night for dui. authorities say he ran off the road into a pole. myers claimed he was run off the road by another car. >>> a woman in the hospital tonight after shooting in northeast rich land county. the sheriff's department say she was shot in a parking lot near the publix, and she is expected to be okay. if you know anything about what happened call crimestoppers. >> charles: something out on that saturday weather today. mighty nice. what is a head, von? course of the day, that means clear skies overnight and temperatures fall pretty fast. i will say right now clear skies in the entire southeast, and because that have temperatures are like 40 degrees in columbia and 45, and you are looking at 39 to orangeburg and kings tree. 47 in saluda, and we will see the numbers dipping down a bit. a chilly night, going down to about 35 for the overnight low and wind will continue from the southwest. let's talk about the ra

troopers found donnie myers car crash into a utility pole but he was not inside. he was later found at home and arrested for dui. colby gallagher has more. >> reporter: we've had the story online since early this morning and the biggest question we're getting is why he remains in office. he was charged with dui in north carolina in 2005 and years later troopers pulled him over for driving down the middle of the road andesiteed him for open container. in a statute it say, "any state or county officer indicted in any court for any crime, may governor, be suspended by the governor who shall appoint another until he is acquitted. the evidence will be submitted to a grand jury and if he's indicted only then can he be suspended by governor haley. his office has not returned our requests for a statement. we did reach out to many midlands lawyers and ethics experts but they declineed to go on camera. >> colby, thank you. richland county deputies are looking for a man and woman for shop lifting at target. they entered the target on two notch road earlier this month and sto

we are learning--and hearing more about what happened a week ago--after midlands solicitor donnie myers slammed his car into a utility pole. the crash happened as the veteran prosecutor was making a turn off old chapin road and heading toward his house. the accident led myers to be arrested and briefly jailed on a charge of driving under the influence. in police dispatch recordings obtained today by wis news ten---the highwaypatrol indicates myers asked the agency to take specific steps regarding his wrecked 2007 lexus. in reference to that 10-50 at the owner's request, make sure you do a towed vehicle slip, also take pictures of that vehicle and make sure you log that 10-59 on the towed vehicle report. appears the solicitor asked the patrol officer taking him into custody to document the condition of the car--and note on the towing report that there was a gun inside the car. an investigator found a handgun on the floorboard of the car. myers said it had been given to him by former sled chief pete strom, who died in 1987. spring returned to the midlands to start of the week today--with

dawndy and charles---donnie myers won the office he now holds back in 1976. since then, he's never come close to having a major re-election challenger. but that may be changing. following his arrest monday night on a dui charge---and the discovery of his car in contact with a utility pole at old chapin and beechcreek roads---it's clear myers' future as solicitor is uncertain at best. that is especially true with today's release of the highway patrol videos showing myers doing badly at field sobriety tests like counting backwards and saying his abc's. one of the videos shows him taken in handcuffs to the alvin glenn detention center---where the patrol says he also flunked a blood alcohol test. hundreds of viewer comments calling for myers to be fired---or removed by the governor. neither of those are options. myers is an elected official and cannot be fired by for instance, the county administrator or a city manager. the governor cannot remove him because the charge he's facing is a misdemeanor, not a felony that would involve a grand jury indictment. and sout

the video was taken monday night at the home of solicitor donnie myers. a highway patrol trooper asks myers to perform a number of field sobriety tests at his home, before ultimately taking him in handcuffs to his patrol car. "say it again?" "put your rag down." "go ahead and put your hands behind your back sir...right now i'm placing you driving under the influence." "oh man." "let's go over here and have a seat in my car, okay? you say your drivers license is in your vehicle?" "it is." authorities believe myers lost control of his car while trying g make a left turn toward his house and crashed into a utility pole. a breath test revealed myers had a point oh nine blood alcohol level. myers contends he was run off the road. this arrest is the third alcohol-related charge for myers since 2005. investigators now know the name of the victim allegedly shot and killed by midlands businessman greg leon. the lexington county coroner says he was 28- year-old arturo santos. santos was found shot multiple times outside a vehicle near corley mill road last week. th

. >>> this is not donnie myers' first encounter with the law. in 2005, he was charged with dui in asheville. he ended up pleading guilty to charges of driving while impaired and having an open container. four years ago, he was stopped again in lexington county and charged with having an open container somplet a -- >> a rally was held today organized by david longstreet. his daughter was killed in a dui accident some years ago. >> reporter: because he is elected by the people, no one can really fire him. >> emma, she was a great little girl. todayic brought some small flowers that she used to pick in the yard. >> he was brilliant. the smartest kid i've ever known. >> reporter: and travis mayo both lost a child to a drunk driver. >> do as i say, not as i do. you start to wonder if you are a victim and you lost someone due to an under the influence case, then you start to wonder, hey, does he feel pity, sympathy, compassion for these people that have the same sickness as he do. >> i gave him monday to resign. -- seduce me, tuesday. i gave him 24 ho

just released dash cam video shows the arrest of solicitor donnie myers on monday night for dui. -arrested and charged with dui after crashing his car into a utility pole at old chapin road and beechcreek road. -in the video: you hear him tell officer he doesn't know who brought him home. -video: officer asks about the loaded handgun floor of car - - eld sobriety t tts -listen in on a couple clips from the field sobriety tests and eventual arrests at solicitor myers' house. trooper: "do you understand these rights as i've explained them to you? myers: "oh yeah." trooper: "having these rights in mind, do you wish to cooperate with me at this time?" myers: "well the best i can. i hit my head pretty bad." trooper: "okay" in this next piece you can hear the officer asking myers to list his abc's.. """say your abcs." myers stops halfway through, myers' hands and arrest begins. myers: "oh man!" followed by "you're kidding me!" at a vigil today held on the steps of the lexington county courthouse - david longstreet - who pushed through state dui rules after the death of his six year old

accused of drunk driving and it's not the first this was taken monday night at the home of solicitor donnie myers. a trooper says myers to perform a number of field sobriety tests before ultimately taking him in happened cuffs to the patrol car. >> put your hands behind your back. you are being placed under arrest for driving under the influence. >> he lost control of his car while trying to make a left turn and crashed into a pole. a test showed he had a .09 blood alcohol level and he contenteds he was runoff the road. this arrest is the third alcohol-related charge sips 2005. >> the queen city playing host to the ciaa basketball tournament and it's putting attention on historically black colleges and universities and this weekend will be about the successes of the sports teams there are financial concerns facing many of the schools. live to dedrick russell in how are some colleges addressing that concern? >> well, brigida, telling the story of the importance of a good college education is the way one university plans to address its finances and having a good time. we stopped by a day party at v

for the third time in a little more than a decade, midlands solicitor donnie myers is facing charges related to night. jack kuenzie reports myers is accused of driving under the influence after wrecking his car dawndy---the charge against solicitor myers is driving under the influence. it comes after the highway patrol found his 2007 lexus had run into a utility pole roughly a mile from his house on mooring lane north of downtown lexington last night. he was later arrested at his home. the discovery of the car happened around 8:00 pm---it was found abandoned at old chapin road and beech creek road. within the next few hours, myers had been booked into the alvin glenn detention center for dui. at the jail, the department of public safety says, myers took a datamaster blood alcohol test and registered a point- 09---slightly above the legal standard for intoxication. myers has a history of alcohol-related driving offenses. in april 2005 while attending a conference in asheville north carolina, an offcer stopped myers' lexington county car and charged him with driving while impaired. tha

the video was taken monday night at the home of solicitor donnie myers. a highway patrol trooper asks myers to perform a "say it again?" "put your rag down." "go ahead and put your hands behind your back sir...right now i'm placing you driving under the influence." "oh man." "let's go over here and have a seat in my car, okay? you say your drivers license is in your vehicle?" "it is." authorities believe myers lost a breath test revealed myers had a point oh nine blood alcohol level. myers contends he was run off the road. this arrest is the third alcohol-related charge for myers since 2005. investigators now know the name of the victim allegedly shot and killed by midlands businessman greg leon. the lexington county coroner says he was 28- year-old arturo santos. santos was found shot multiple times outside a vehicle near corley mill road last week. the coroner says the mexican consulate and a family member living in the area helped identify him. leon was arrested and charged with santos' death. according to warrants, leon called 9-1-1 and told lover. com

larry wedekind now says he will file to run for the against solicitor donnie myers. wedekind worked under myers for 12 years before he started working in the attorney general's office as a prosecutor. myers is facing calls for his resignation after he was arrested monday night for dui. authorities say myers ran off the road and into a utility pole. myers claims he was run off the road by another car. a proposal to allow school employees to carry guns on campus is not going anywhere... for now. a house subcommittee has voted to set aside the if passed, employees would have been able to carry guns after two weeks of training. educators previously asked legislators not to go forward until a state task force issues its school safety report. people living along pineview road in richland county are invited to a public meeting tonight to learn more about a road widening we are following breaking news... a tractor trailer has overturned along dutch fork road at hiller road in chapin. crews are on the scene right now. we're told a load of mulch has spilled on the roadway. haz

lexington county solicitor donnie myers told troopers investigating driver ran him off the road and he only had one drink. in an incident report from the highway patrol....troopers say they could smell alcohol in myers' car when they found it empty around 8 o'clock monday night... after it crashed... into a utility pole. the report says a trooper went to myers' home and he told them he had not had a drink since he'd been there.... but add that myers failed sobriety tests. the report says myers also left a gun behind in the driver's side floorboard of his wrecked car. back in 2005... the 70-year-old pleaded guilty to drunken driving following an arrest near asheville, north carolina. he served one year of probation. then in 2012... myers paid a fine after being charged with having an open container of alcohol in his car. still to come... our coverage of vote 20-16 continues. it's another heading into super tuesday. 33 here's a quick look at stories that are making headlines across the country. with nevada in the rear view mirror... it's full steam ahead to super tuesday. latest on vote

south carolina department of public safety confirming 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers was arrested last night for driving under the influence. >> officials say highway patrol was called to the scene of old chapin road and beach creek road in lexington to investigate a single vehicle collision. troopers say the vehicle ran off the roadway and hit a utility pole. troopers were able to determine and took him into custody. now, according to court, myers appeared before judge brewer before 1:00 this morning and was released on bond. myers has been linked to alleged alcohol-related offenses twice before, once for an open container and a separate d.u.i. charge back in 2005. myers is out this afternoon on bond. new details continuing to emerge over report of a shooting at columbiana mall over the weekend. police now saying that that incident may not have involved gunshots at all. >> that's right. investigators with the columbia police department say they haven't found any shell caseings at the scene. witnesses who originally reported seeing two men fire in the air after a fist fight on sat

department of public safety is releasing information on the arrest of eleventh circuit solicitor donnie myers.... for driving under the influence. officials say the highway patrol was called to the scene of old chapin road and beech creek road in lexington last night... to investigate a single vehicle collision. troopers say the vehicle has run off the roadway... and hit a utility pole. no occupant was found in the vehicle. troopers were able to determine myers was the driver of the car... and that was driving under the influence. myers was placed under arrest... and this morning is at the alvin s. glenn detention center. we want to give you a warning for this next story. it contains adult content in it....in case you have authorities say a former camden police officer has been arrested after he watched pornography and fondled himself while in his patrol car...at a park. the state law enforcement division says 41-year-old marshall hardin the second was charged friday with misconduct in office. agents say someone saw hardin park his cruiser at a camden park while on duty back in december.... a

authorities say-so lis tore donnie myers admitting to having one drink. a trooper went to myers' home. myers claimed he had not had a drink since he'd been there. according to that report, myers failed sobriety tests. the report says myers also left a gun behind in the driver side floorboard of his crashed car. the columbia fire department still working to determine what street. it happened in the 1000 block of king street last night. we are waiting to learn more details of that fire. we'll bring you any updates should they become available. >> also here at home, the registration process just got a little easier for richland one parents. they're beginning a new on-line student registration process. their children in the 2016-2017 prekindergarten program will have to apply on line. a link will be placed on the district's website at richlandone.org when enrollment opens march 1st. parents must attend an information meeting to schedule a screening for your child. last meeting to attend will be held tonight at a.c. floora high school at 6:00. >> the palmetto

you all the results as they come in beginning at 7pm. 3 3 new video of 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers being arrested for dui has now been released. the dash cam video gives us a better picture of what led up to his arrest just holy (expletive)3 myers was released on bond tuesday.so far...myers has not issued a statement to the press about the incident. efforts to reach him have also been unsuccessful. 3 the fallout from myers arrest was felt outside the place where he works...the lexington county judicial cetner. yesterday...a rally was held calling for myers to resign as solicitor.concerned residents....including parents of victims who lost a loved one to a drunk driver...say if myers doesnt quit...they will find someone to run against him. this is not his first encounter with the law, in 2005 he was pulled over in asheville and later pled to charges of driving while container. he was also charged 4 years ago in lexington county with having an open container. 3 3 another week has ended in the state senate without any votes on getting more money to state roads.they adjourned for yeter

we just got in this mugshot of eleventh circuit solicitor donnie myers, who's now facing a new dui charge. highway patrol responded to old chapin and beech creek roads in lexington last night where a car had no one was inside the car....but troopers say they traced it to myers, went to his home and determined he had been driving under the influence. according to troopers, a breath test revealed that myers had a blood alcohol content of point-zero-nine. this is not the first time myers has faced dui charges. in 2005, he plead guilty to dui and served a year probation. in 2012 -- he was charged with having an open container. these are pictures from that night in may when he was stopped near his home following a u-s-c baseball game. in that case, he paid a fine to avoid court. senior reporter jack kuenzie is looking into the latest charge and will have more on our evening newscasts. new at noon... the last of the three lexington county deputies injured in a crash last week is now out of the hospital. that news coming from the lexington county sheriff's department this morning. the crash happ

that is expected to highlight the latest dui charge against 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers. the long time prosecutor was arrested monday night after a single car crash off of old chapin road. rally organizers are expected saying he is no longer credible to prosecute dui cases. that rally starts at noon. >> and the law students and usc are hosting it panel on the impact of community police relations. it focuses on the role of police, the impact of police and policing communities and ways to proof relations. >> scg&e plans to announce its support for flood affected farmers by making a donation to plant it forward south carolina. the power company will be reimbursing farmers to the cost of seed for destroyed crops and other losses. >> in kershaw county, you can see a showcase of students tonight. to liberating the arts of kershaw county schools is taking place at 5:30 p.m. at the back else in it includes pieces of art from students at all 20 schools. the event is free. columbia will present silent voices, an evening of music and visual arts. doors open at ask with a silent auct

just released dash cam video shows the arrest of solicitor donnie myers on monday night for dui. -arrested and charged with dui after crashing his car into a utility pole at old chapin road and beechcreek road. -in the video: you hear him tell officer he doesn't know who brought him home. -video: officer asks about the loaded handgun floor of car - - eld sobriety t tts -listen in on a couple clips from the field sobriety tests and eventual arrests at solicitor myers' house. trooper: "do you understand these rights as i've explained them to you? myers: "oh yeah." trooper: "having these rights in mind, do you wish to cooperate with me at this time?" myers: "well the best i can. i hit my head pretty bad." trooper: "okay" in this next piece you can hear the officer asking myers to list his abc's.. """say your abcs." myers stops halfway through,

newly released accident and incident reports in the arrest of longtime 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers. we first told you yesterday he was charged with a dui. according to the accident report, myers crashed his car at 8 evening.the trooper wrote in his incident report that there was a strong odor of alcohol in the car.they then visited myers at his home where he allegedly told them he had one drink at uno's before the crash, but he was run off the road.he told them he had nothing else to drink since the crash.the trooper saysuring a field sobriety test, myers was unable to recite his abc's twice and test.he was taken to the richland county jail and blew a 0.09 at 10:08 p-m, nearly two and a half hours after the accident.myers did bond out of jail. if formally indicted by a grand jury, he can be governor haley. 3 in richland county...deputies are looking for a man and woman wanted for shoplifting at target.deputies say the man annd woman you see on your screen entered the target on two notch road earlier this month and stole numerous items off the shelves, placing the items into in a la

we are following overnight breaking news on the dui arrest of 11th circuit solicitor, donnie myers. he was arrested last night after the highway patrol responded to a crash at old chapin and beech creek roads in lexington. no one was inside the car when troopers checked it, myers' car and went to his home where they determined he had been driving under the influence. a breath test revealed that myers had a point-zero- nine blood alcohol content. now -- this is not myers' first dui charge. in 2005 he plead guilty to dui and served a year probation. in 2012 -- he was charged with having an open container. these are pictures from the night he was stopped near his home in may of 2012 following a usc baseball game. in that case he paid a fine to avoid court. we'll be following this story in the day ahead. other top stories this morning... vying for votete the 2016 republican candidates are in nevada preparing for the caucus today-- but not without a heated exchange between two candidates. meanwhile, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are competing for top spot here in south carolina. we'l

tomorrow. >>> crysty: the highway patrol has released video from the night lexington solicitor donnie myers was arrested and charged with dui. this is myers' third run-in with the law and this time calls to step down are getting louder. leading the charge are community members who have lost loved ones to drivers under the influence. dozens rallied outside the solicitor's office, all calling for myers to resign. while they say they don't discount myers' four decades of service, rallyers say these alcohol related incidents are unacceptable, dangerous and devastating to the community he serves. >> donnie is a wreck waiting to happen. he's reckless, he's going to hurt somebody if he doesn't hurt himself. >> crysty: myers' critics say they'll search for someone to run against him in this year's solicitor's race. >>> crysty: still to come, a tragedy in kansas. >> rochelle: we have the latest on the investigation into a >> jonathan: clear skies and a cool start to your friday forecast, temperatures getting closer and closer to freezing all morning but we will see a lot of sunshine. i'll tell what

the father of a girl killed by a drunk driver says he no longer has faith in midlands solicitor donnie myers. david longstreet says it's time for the longtime prosecutor to leave office. jack kuenzie is in the newsroom with the latest fallout from the solicitor's dui arrest. dawndy, david longstreet became a familiar figure to many here and around the state in the wake of the tragic new year's 2012 death of his six year old daughteteemma. he helped push through changes in state dui rules---changes that became known as "emma's law." longstreet worked with the veteran 11th circuit solicitor in prosecuting the case against the driver whose actions took emma's life father with serious injuries. but david longstreet says after myers' third arrest for an alcohol-related driving offense in a little more than a decade---he can no longer be an effective advocate in the courtroom. on monday night, myers was arrested and charged with dui shortly after crashing his car into a utility pole at old chapin road and beechcreek road. it marked the second time myers has been accused of driving under the influe

.>> reporter: a realization that this family hopes that no one else has to fox news donnie myers, according to an incident report obtained by the wach fox news, myers could not recite the alphabet installed -- and told state troopers or someone ran him off of the road last night. he hit the utility pulled -- poll on monday night, and he was not at the scene. they went to his home and he said that he only had one drink at a new nose restaurant. they said that he had difficulty completing field sobriety test, and he also felt a breathalyzer test later that night. this is myers second dui charge. he pleaded guilty to dui in north carolina. the video that you are looking at here was from me, 2012. this was after he was stopped when officers saw him driving in the middle of the road. he passed a field sobriety test that my. he was not charged with dui, but he was charged with having an open container of alcohol in jake knotts left it in the car. he has been a solicitor since the 1970s. he is up for reelection this year. >>> a warning from lumbee a please tonight. urging -- they are urging reside

earlier this week, 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers was charged with dui after crashing his car about a mile away from his lexington home. it is myers' third alcohol- related over ten years. myers claims someone ran him off the road when he was on his way home following one drink at a local restaurant. the 70- year-old says he was given a ride home, but did not know who got him there. the responding trooper reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol in the vehicle on the floor. myers failed a field sobriety test in his garage, his breath sample registered .09 blood- alcohol level. that was two hours after he called to report the accident. attending a prosecutor's conference in asheville. the results of two blood-alcohol should accept responsibility and be held accountable for his or her actions. for over 30 years, i have argued for accountability of others in some of the most heinous crimes our state has seen. this principle applies even more to me." then, in 2012, he was stopped for swerving and traveling in the middle of the road. a trooper spotted a drink myers claimed was not his.

david longstreet believes solicitor donnie myers has lost his moral authority to prosecute cases involving drunk driving. cases like the one that resulted in a conviction against the man who drove drunk crash that killed his 6-year old daughter emma, in 2012. solicitor myers was arrested monday on a dui charge after a crash. longstreet says the county can't take any more of a chief prosecutor with a track record of alcohol- related offenses. "he had a chance, he had an opportunity to get help, tototake medical treatment in those last couple of years since 2012. as you can see we don't have any record of that as of yesterday." longstreet is planning to continue his call for myers to hillary clinton is working on gaining the support of south carolinians ahead of saturday's democratic primary. yesterdada clinton picked up an endorsement in senate minority leader harry reid. she also spoke at a rally in sumter at morris college. clinton talked about uniting the country and finding solutions to problems-- and she also took the opportunity to attack ted cruz over social security issues. "and i'v

an incident report details that donnie myers called investigators about the crash he was involved in near his home monday night on old chapin road. the car was abandoned when highway patrol troopers got there. an investigator says there was a pistol on the floorboard and a strong odor of alcohol in the car....but officers found myers at his house. troopers say myers claimed he was run off the road, and got a ride to his home from a passerby. myers was taken into custody and transported to the alvin s. glenn detention center to avoid potential problems with being booked in lexington -- where he's been the top prosecutor for 40 years. a strong storm system moves into the state wednesday with severe thunderstorms likely. clearing skies and cooler temperatures the rest of the week behind the front. a very dynamic weather system will move through and we'll see sunny cooler thanks for starting your day 3 people confirmed dead as tornadoes rip through the gulf states. a look at some of the damage as those storms now head our way. and i'm tracking the latest on this system as it moves into t

. >>> we have more information circus solicitor donnie myers after being charged with a dui. myers crashed her car the car at 8 p.m. on monday evening. the trooper wrote in his incident report that there was a strong odor of alcohol coming from the car. troopers then visited myers at his home, where he allegedly told them he had one drink at uno's before the crash. he told them he had nothing else to drink, since that happened, the trooper says during a field sobriety test, myers was unable to recite his abcs twice, and failed the finger dexterity test but he was taken to the richland county jail nearly two and a half hours after the crash. myers did bond out of jail. if formerly indicted by a grand jury, he can be suspended from office by governor haley. >>> and richland county, deputies are looking for a man n and a woman wanted for shoplifting at target. deputies say this man and woman you see here on your screen now enter the target on two notch road earlier this month, and stole numerous items off of the the store. if you know these people are call crimestoppers at 888-c