Police seek public's help to find missing 14-year-old girl
The Richland County Sheriff's Department has requested the public's aid in locating 14-year-old Kaila Stukes, who went missing from her home Nov. 30, The State reported.
According to reports by Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, Stukes lived near Sesquicetennial State Park. She went missing sometime between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Her family has not seen or been in contact with her since that time.
Stukes is a 5-foot-6-inch black female with black hair and brown eyes, who weighs around 135 pounds. Police believe that she could be in the Sumter area.
Any information that may help police locate Stukes should be reported to Dottie Cronise of the Richland County Sheriff's Department at 803-567-3462.
Amber Alert for area child cancelled
The AMBER Alert posted Tuesday evening in regards to the abduction of a 3-year-old Mt. Pleasant boy has been cancelled, according to WIS.
After a domestic dispute, the child, Jude Ramirez, was taken by his father, Michael Angelo Ramirez, 31. Authorities reported that Michael Angelo Ramirez was driving a red 2014 Ford Focus with the South Carolina license tag KCJ220 immediately following the abduction. Alerts were issued within 100 miles of the incident.
Jude Ramirez and his father were found in North Carolina. Police said Jude Ramirez is safe and the suspect is now in custody.
South Carolina joins multistate suit against executive immigration order
Nikki Haley announced Tuesday that South Carolina would join the 16-state lawsuit against the immigration order issued by the Obama administration, according to The State.
The proceedings began originally in Texas on Wednesday of last week following the president's public, televised address.
Attorney General Alan Wilson said that the Obama administration's reform did not follow "responsible measures passed by the people's representatives." Rather, the new reform "ignore(s) the Constitution."
Other states in the suit include Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.