Posted on Sun, May. 11, 2003


Jesse Jackson to lead march for MLK Day



Greenville County will be in the spotlight again next weekend over its policies on a holiday recognizing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson will lead a "Day of Dignity" march with NAACP President Kweisi Mfume in Greenville on May 17 in recognition of the 49th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit and to call attention to the county's lack of a paid King holiday.

The Brown decision helped end the separate-but-equal policies practiced around the Old South. Now, in terms of access to public accommodations, "we have equality," Jackson said.

But "49 years later, there are New South challenges," including poverty, educational equality and access to capital, Jackson said.

Last month, Greenville County Council approved five permanent county holidays, none of which was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Employees then would vote on the other five holidays the county will observe, meaning the county still might not have a holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.

Charleston Police Seek Slaying Suspect

CHARLESTON Charleston police are searching for a 25-year-old man charged with killing one man and wounding another in a shooting in downtown Charleston.

Investigators say Dino Scott fired shots after 19-year-old Theodore Casey refused to give him some money. Casey was shot in the abdomen, but is expected to live, said Lt. Richard Moser.

Rahsheen Townsend, 20, died Wednesday night from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Townsend apparently was shot when he tried to help Casey, detective Sgt. Michael Gordon said.

Arrest warrants charge Scott with murder, assault and battery with intent to kill and possession of a firearm during a violent crime, Gordon said. Scott is a former Florence resident who has been working in downtown Charleston, Gordon said.

Some area residents have questioned the time it took for emergency medical crews to arrive and administer treatment, saying Townsend waited for 20 minutes before receiving first aid.

County dispatch records show an ambulance arrived four minutes after the first 911 call came in at 7:05 p.m.

Man shot to death at Myrtle Beach home

MYRTLE BEACH An unidentified man has been shot to death outside a Myrtle Beach home, but authorities are not saying much else about the shooting.

The man was shot about 1:40 a.m. on Friday and was pronounced dead 40 minutes later at Conway Hospital, said Horry County Deputy Coroner Dan Bellamy.

Investigators are working to see whether more than one person was involved in the shooting. Police say the motive is unclear.

Investigators say they are questioning someone in connection with the death, but would not released his name because he has not been charged.





© 2003 The State and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.thestate.com