A 37-year-old woman was arrested Monday after a blue alert was issued across the state. south carolina Shooting of Springfield Police Chief Adams Evans. The suspect, who has not been charged, has been identified as Lacey Nicole Cushman.
Lacey Cushman was arrested following a statewide surveillance by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. this shooting The incident occurred in Blackville, Barnwell County, on the afternoon of April 20.
The Town of Springfield has confirmed that Mayor Adam Evans was shot and is in stable condition.
Lacey Nicole Cushman first made headlines on April 20, when a Blue Alert message was posted at the lookout around 10:35 a.m. April 20. The alert described Lacey Cushman for identification and said she fled in a 2011 white Chevrolet. Cushman is considered “armed and dangerous,” the report states.
She was later taken into custody on Monday night. Police did not specify where she was arrested. Lacey Cushman attended a virtual bond hearing with the Bernard County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday afternoon.
However, the judge hearing the case refused to release the 37-year-old man on bail. She faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault and traffic signal violation.
According to her Facebook profile, Lacey Cushman was a resident of Orangeburg, where Police Chief Adam Evans was shot.
Additionally, during Tuesday’s bail hearing, more details about the shooting of Adam Evans were released. It is now known that the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office called Chief Evans to respond to a report of a shooting.
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Springfield Mayor Trent Steele said Chief Adam Evans arrived at the scene ahead of Orangeburg County police deputies and found Cushman at the scene. She attempted to flee the area in the Chevrolet and Evans attempted to chase her.
During the chase, Cushman reportedly fired, and one of the bullets struck Evans in the chest. He is now in stable condition and recovering.
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