Goose Creek

Dan Hiers Jr., a former police officer accused of murdering his wife in 2005 and facing additional charges, was extradited from China after evading authorities for nearly 18 years. He was captured in Shanghai under an alias and returned to the United States to face murder and criminal sexual conduct charges in South Carolina.

Ex-police officer Dan Hiers Jr. was extradited from China to the US after being accused of his wife’s 2005 murder and criminal sexual conduct. He fled following her death in 2005, was captured in 2018 under a false name, and returned to face charges in South Carolina with international law enforcement collaboration.

Dan Hiers Jr., a former police officer accused of killing his wife in 2005, was extradited from China to the United States after evading arrest for nearly two decades. He faces charges in South Carolina for murder and criminal sexual conduct with a minor, with authorities confirming his capture in Shanghai under an alias in 2018.

Levi Phillip Miles, 48, of Goose Creek, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and oxycontin, and distribution of fentanyl that caused the death of a local lawyer. The case involved drug-related charges leading to a fatal outcome.