MCBEE, SC (WBTW) – The Darlington County Sheriff’s Offices says a person, unrelated to the case being investigated, was bitten by the sheriff’s office K-9 unit while searching for a suspect.
According to Lt. Robert Kilgo with the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were in the area of Kingston Dr. in the McBee area of Darlington County Saturday evening for a burglary investigation.
Sheriff’s deputies deployed the K-9 unit after they believed the burglary suspect remained in the area. Kilgo says that during the search for the suspect, a person was bitten by the K-9. Although officials are releasing few details about the bite, Lt. Kilgo confirms the person bitten was not the suspect in the burglary investigation.
Lt. Kilgo would not provide any additional information on this investigation. The condition of the person bitten was not released and Lt. Kilgo had no comment for the severity of the bite.
