May 28 – Aiken officers arrested and charged a man with four felonies following a car chase on Memorial Day.
Aiken County Sheriff’s Office officers arrested Caleb Nicholas Winburn, 27, and charged him with carjacking, kidnapping, pointing and presenting a firearm, and malicious damage to personal property.
Officers were alerted around 1:30 p.m. after a 911 caller reported a man had shot at an unoccupied vehicle at B&H Self Storage on East Pine Log Road.
Winburn reportedly ran on foot to C&C Automotive, also on East Pine Log Road.
He then stole a black SUV with a female passenger inside. She was uninjured, according to a news release from the Aiken Sheriff’s Office.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety Officers successfully deployed a tire deflation device near Banks Mill Road and Citadel Drive.
Officers seized Winburn after he reached Banks Mill and Talatha Church roads and fled on foot, the news release said.
Winburn is in the Aiken County Detention Center, where he is being held pending the issuance of arrest warrants for four different crimes.
According to the press release, this is an ongoing investigation. If anyone has any information, they can call the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office at 803-648-6811. Individuals who wish to remain anonymous can send information to www.aikencountysheriff.net
