MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – Two men have been arrested in connection to the invasion and burglary of an elderly woman's home less than 12 hours after the crime was reported.

Marlboro County Sheriff Fred Knight reports that 31-year-old Ronnie Henry Stephenson of Lydia and 42-year-old Nelson Hawkins of Darlington were taken into custody and charged with burglary and damage to property.

Those charges stem from the reported home burglary of a Blenheim woman around 8 a.m. Monday morning in the area of Highway 38 South.

LUMBERTON, NC (WMBF) Police say a Fairmont man has admitted to killing his landlord during an argument over lease money and leaving his corpse in a garage for a week.

MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WMBF) Deputies with the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office have one Pee Dee teen in custody after a standoff and chase Friday night.

Marlboro County deputies spotted a vehicle matching the description of one involved in a kidnapping and carjacking that occurred in Florence Friday evening. Deputies attempted to stop that vehicle on Highway 38 South near Coxe Road, said Lt Seales with the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office.