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9:19 am on Friday June 20, 2014
In tow truck shooting, Preston Oates sentenced to 26 years
Nearly thre-and-a-half years after Carlos Olivera was slain in a towing dispute, Preston Oates has been convicted.
6:05 am on Tuesday August 6, 2013
In tow truck shooting, a $1.7 million settlement ahead of criminal case
A civil case over the Christmas Eve shooting of Carlos Alberto Olivera by tow truck driver Preston Oates in 2010 has resulted in a $1.7 million settlement.
12:32 am on Wednesday March 14, 2012
In Bluffton tow truck slaying, a new test of the Castle Doctrine (Update: Appeals court)
Update March 14: At a hearing, Judge Markley Dennis, Jr. stood by his decision to deny an immunity request for the accused Preston Oates.
It now sounds that Oates' defense team plans to appeal to the South Carolina Court of Appeals, there is a 10...
10:16 am on Saturday December 24, 2011
One year since the Christmas Eve slaying of Carlos Olivera
It's been a full year since Carlos Alberto Olivera's Christmas Eve 2010 shooting death by Pro Tow owner Preston Oates, and WSAV 3 has caught up with the Olivera family on how they're coping with the tragedy with the anniversary.
Watch the video up...
4:32 am on Friday September 2, 2011
Man charged in Bluffton tow truck slaying released on bond, family reacts
We missed this one earlier in the week, but a Bluffton tow truck driver charged with shooting a man to death on Christmas Eve has been released from prison on bond.
If you missed any of this story you can catch up here.
Now the family of the victim...
2:37 pm on Thursday September 1, 2011
In Bluffton tow truck slaying, accused Oates granted bail - on a condition
Update September 1: The Island Packet reports that Oates has been released on a $200,000 bond.
First reporting July 29: Six months after Preston Oates was arrested after the Christmas Eve shooting of Carlos Alberto Olivera over a booted vehicle in...
3:05 am on Friday April 22, 2011
Tow truck driver from Christmas Eve shooting charged with attempted escape (update: more details)
Update April 22, indictment: After being indicted on charges of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime earlier this month, Preston Oates has now been indicted on two more charges.
The tow truck...
2:07 am on Saturday February 26, 2011
Bluffton community at center of tow truck shooting ousts leadership
The Edgefield neighborhood that was at the center of the ongoing Christmas Eve shooting over a booted car has ousted its neighborhood association president and security director.
WTOC 11 was on scene and has a video report with frustrated members of...
6:41 pm on Friday February 18, 2011
In Christmas Eve shooting death, Preston Oates indicted (update: why not for murder)
Update February 18: Bluffton today has followed up with a report about the indictment.
Most notable are their quotes from 14th Judicial Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone about why he did not press a murder charge.
You can read the report on their site...
9:57 am on Thursday February 10, 2011
Sorting through questions on South Carolina's gun laws
Flickr user Timtak
Cassie Foss of the Island Packet published a fascinating piece last Sunday regarding the state’s rules on concealed gun laws, citing in the process
the recent Christmas Eve shooting which left one Beaufort County man dead.
As it...
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