SLED arrested 57-year-old Willie Joe Sanders Jr. from Florence County, SC, on four counts of threatening public officials’ lives, captured on Florence PD bodycam footage. Threats included phrases like “I’m coming for you boy,” “You killed my brother,” and “blue light parade,” tied to claims about his sibling’s death.
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Florence County Sheriff’s Office requested SLED’s probe after the Jan. 22 encounter. Sanders was booked into Marion County Detention Center, now held without bond at Florence County Detention Center; the 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office will prosecute.
This escalation highlights rising tensions against law enforcement in the Pee Dee amid recent violent cases you’ve tracked, like the Kinlaw murder nearby. Sheriff resources stretched thin—any local safety alerts for Florence County?
