Charles Edward Antwine of Florence County, South Carolina, was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a missing woman, Christy Thomas Ward from Brunswick County, North Carolina. Antwine, who police say was found sitting on a couch at his home surrounded by containers filled with human remains, is considered a person of interest in Ward's presumed death. An autopsy has not yet been completed, so officials do not yet know whether the remains belong to Ward. The case remains under investi

The Florence Police Department and Florence County Coroner’s Office are investigating a body discovered in the 600 block of N. Brunson Street, Florence. Officers, along with EMS initially responded to the location as an unresponsive person due to cardiac arrest. Our investigation has led us to treat this as a homicide. The victim is identified as Tony Michael Smoot, 30YOA of Florence. The body will be autopsied at the Medical University of South Carolina this week. | Tonya Brown