South-Carolina
SLED charges woman with unlawfully placing a child at risk
EDGEFIELD, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a woman after the 2020 death of a 3-year-old.
Codi Raye Scott (Carter), 27, was charged with two counts of unlawfully placing a child at risk on Friday, according to SLED.
Officials say October 13, 2020, the SLED Special Victims Unit was notified of the death of a three-year-old child in Edgefield County.
SLED was requested on January 17, 2023, by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office to lead the investigation.
According to arrest warrants, Scott was responsible for the welfare of the 3-year-old child between July 28, 2020 and October 12, 2020.
The warrants state Scott did unlawfully place an unreasonable risk of harm, affecting the child’s life, and physical or mental health.
The arrest warrants say Scott, acting alone or in concert with another, did inflict or allow to be inflicted multiple injuries to the child, including bruising to multiple body parts, such as the chest, back, eye, ear and jaw.
Another arrest warrant states on October 13, 2020, Scott, acting alone or in concert with another, placed an unsafe mouthpiece in the child’s mouth which resulted in upper airway obstruction and caused the death of the child.
Scott was booked into the Edgefield County Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
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WATCH: SCGOP announces plans to file lawsuit over voter party registration
The South Carolina Republican Party announces plans to file a federal lawsuit regarding political party voter registration in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Republican Party is planning to file a federal lawsuit to change the state’s primary voting process and require voters to register to a political party.
South Carolina voters do not have to register by political party, and are able to vote in either political party’s primary. State Republican lawmakers have pushed for legislation to close the state’s primary elections, but they have been unsuccessful in passing it.
South Carolina Republican Party leadership held a press conference at the statehouse in Columbia on May 12 to announce the new lawsuit related to closed primaries and required partisan voter registration.
SCGOP Chair Drew McKissick said that South Carolina political parties have the right under state law to define the terms of party membership and dictate who votes in their primaries. He said the law doesn’t offer the tool to enforce that policy.
“Many people who are not Republicans choose Republican nominees,” McKissick said. “That’s like allowing Carolina or Clemson fans to choose which players the other team puts on the field.”
U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-District 5, is campaigning on closed primaries in his run for South Carolina governor. He said now is the time to institute closed primaries in South Carolina.
“I’m glad to see the party moving forward with it, and I look forward to having our day in court,” Norman said.
Last fall, the Republican Party of Texas filed a federal lawsuit against the state to close its primaries. The Texas Republican Party argued that the First Amendment gives political parties the right to determine who votes in their election.
Attorney General Alan Wilson offered his support to the South Carolina Republican Party as it takes up the lawsuit. The South Carolina Republican Party has not yet filed the suit, but McKissick said he expects the lawsuit to be filed shortly after the June 9 primary elections.
Bella Carpentier covers the South Carolina legislature, state, and Greenville County politics. Contact her at bcarpentier@gannett.com
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