US EditionPolice tell judge Sullivan's Island hit-and-run suspect used his vehicle to intentionally target children
- Justin Collin Adams, a 36-year-old man from South Carolina, intentionally struck a teacher and two children outside Sunrise Presbyterian Church on May 1 in Sullivan's Island.
- Adams accelerated onto the preschool playground armed with a knife, chased children, abandoned his car, and triggered a five-hour lockdown and extensive manhunt.
- Authorities deployed helicopters, drones, boats, K-9 units, SWAT, and federal agencies to locate Adams, who was found hiding under a docked boat around 6 p.m. By helicopter crew.
- Adams faces three attempted murder charges and first-degree assault and battery; one child was pinned under the vehicle, the teacher remains hospitalized, and others were released.
- The Charleston County Sheriff's Office leads the ongoing investigation, with community leaders thanking law enforcement as Adams prepares for court on June 13.
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UpstractManiac accused of plowing car into 3 people — including 2 kids — in disturbing church playground hit-and-run in South Carolina
Justin Collin Adams, 36, was arrested after he drove a black Chevrolet Malibu into two boys and their teacher at Sunrise Presbyterian Church on Sullivan's Island in South Carolina.
South Carolina beach town maniac chased children as he mowed down three victims at playground: docs
The man who led police on a manhunt following a hit-and-run on Thursday mowed his victims down intentionally, according to local police who helped track him down.
Affidavits: Sullivan's Island hit-and-run suspect threatened his mother with knife before targeting children on playground
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Affidavits from the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office provided new details Friday about a hit-and-run on Sullivan’s Island that injured two children and a teacher. The incident began shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday when Justin Collin Adams threatened his 67-year-old mother with a knife while inside her vehicle. Arrest records show that Adams lived at an apartment complex in Mauldin. Documents show Adams was in th…
Details emerge about day of 'chaos' on Sullivan's Island as suspect charged with attempted murder
Justin Collin Adams, the suspect who ran over two children and a teacher on Sullivan's Island and later hid from police during an hourslong manhunt, was denied bond on attempted murder charges.
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