Florence County Sheriff’s Office offers to help Gaffney police with serial killer case
Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone said he has offered to help Gaffney police search for the killer of five people.
Boone said he has talked with Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton about sending any resources needed to help capture a man they think is responsible for killing five people in Gaffney.
“We will deploy whatever resources that he needs,” Boone said. “(Whether it’s) manpower or specialized units like crime scene (units) ... they have their manpower working 18 hours a day and those guys need relief.
“You’ll find in this state that sheriffs are a very close-knit group of people and we try to take care of one another no matter what it is,” he said. “It’s really not uncommon or unusual for that to happen. “This guy needs to be brought to justice so (if there’s) anything we can do to help out, we’re going to do it.”
Boone said he would know Tuesday about what resources, if any, would be needed.
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Wellnow : If you work for the FCSO .. then you get PAID to protect and serve Florence county.
I’m starting to see a pattern with Kenny Boone and the Apple Dumpling Gang.
If you do not praise them .. then they do not want to do their job.
BTW .. “Wine” is something you drink or cook with.
“Whine” is what you are doing in your post.
to: Wellnow,
I DON’T BLAME YOU FOR TAKING OFFENSE TO WHAT ‘lisa’ SAID, BUT I BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT WHEN SOMEONE NEEDS YOUR HELP, YOU DO NOT ASK FIRST IF THEY ARE KIND-HEARTED TO THE SHERIFF. Y’ALL PROTECT AND DEFEND EVEN THE UNKIND-HEARTED. GO ON, ADMIT IT. ![]()
AND MY THANKS AND PRAYERS TO ALL OF YOU WHO RUN TOWARD DANGER TO HELP WHILE WE RUN FROM IT. YOUR ARE OUR SOLDIERS ON THE HOME FRONT. BLESSINGS.
TO LISA,
Kenney Boone welcomes your criticism (has any good leader does), and he has said time and time again that he is willing to sit down with ANYONE and discuss the so called “problems” you have with him and the rest of the Sheriff’s Office. Furthermore, I take you calling the Sheriff’s Office the “apple dumpling gang” as an insult to me personally, we work our butts off to keep winers and complainers like you safe. Last time I checked, the County of Florence is safer that it has ever been! The crime rate is lower now than in the past years! We keep it safe, and will continue to do so, as long as we have a great leader in front. Where do you get off thinking you know better than the Sheriff himself, have you ever done this job? Frankly, I am sick and tired of all of these people bashing the Sheriff. If you have a problem, pick up your phone and call the man himself, he is waiting for your call.
Since you are so anti-Sheriff’s Office, how about the next time you are the victim of a crime, you call someone else. Don’t call us, we are the “apple dumpling gang” who can’t do anything right, we are always wrong, so why would you call us to help?
Oh and the “serial killer” of black women was in the City of Florence, Chief Anson Shells is the City of Florence Police Chief. You need to ask him about that, not Sheriff Boone, who is the Florence County Sheriff’s Office leader. There is a difference. The City of Florence has it’s own jurisdiction. We(the FCSO) are more than willing to assist them and have done so many, many times and have even signed a Metro agreement in order to make it easier to do so. And by the way, yes a man was arrested in connecton to the murders of the women in the City of Florence.
And why would the City of Gaffney be insulted, Florence County has a low crime rate, very few unsolved cases, one of the best Sheriff’s Office’s in the State. I think they were thrilled that an agency of our character was willing to help.
I know that it is your right of free speech to criticize the goverment, and the Sheriff’s Office. And I thank God for allowing people like you to live in such a free world, whereas in some other country, you would be killed instantly for speaking against the Sheriff, and calling him and his office names as you have done. I hope that you thank God too for allowing you to live in such a free society, where not only soldiers, but police officers and fire department employees sacrifice their live daily, so that you can wine and complain, because it is your right to do so!
I am sorry you dislike the Sheriff’s Office so much, but like I said, since we can’t do anything right, there is no need for you to call us to assist you with anything, right?
FCSO employee,
ATM (figure it out on your own)
Florence Girl: I’m asking a question.
Kenney Boone is the one who continually shows himself.. With the exception of Leon Lott in Columbia, I’ve never seen a sheriff who needed so much attention.
It’s really sad!
who cares who contacted who!
Kenney Boone making himself look like a hero? I don’t think Kenney is one of the narcissist in Florence County. I don’t know for sure tho.
They do have public relations people for getting the news out, don’t you know? who cares, as long as he does an honorable job with what he has to work with?
Could some others of us complain? Sure.
There are cases in Florence County that need to be taken care of PROPERLY.
Could I complain? You betcha!
I have.
But one man can not make EVERY thing work out as it should by law. After a long crazy battle, I realize that. Have I given up? NO, I wouldn’t say that. But, some people’s threats and cunning can get them out of a lot of things!
Karma bites and every body will get what they really deserve one day and maybe not until they meet their maker.
lisa, YOU ARE SHOWING YOURSELF.
Here’s my question .. so Kenney Boone offers his help to Gaffney. That’s fine.
How is this a story? Did he contact the Morning News or did they contact him?
Kenney Boone is real good about making himself look like some hero.
Has anybody heard if they caught “OUR” serial killer who was killing black women?
No good deed goes unpunished!
I AM GLAD THAT SHERIFF KENNY BOONE IS AN OUT FRONT, IN THE PUBLIC EYE,PRO-ACTIVE KIND OF SHERIFF. HE OFFERED TO HELP, IF HELP WAS NEEDED. IF THERE WAS A SERIAL KILLER HERE IN FLORENCE, I AM SURE OFFERS TO HELP FIND AND STOP THE PERPETRATOR WOULD BE OFFERED AND WELCOMED, IF HELP WAS NEEDED. SERIAL KILLERS GENERALLY CONTINUE UNTIL THEY ARE STOPPED, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
Kenney Boone is a media hog!
I agree with DarkKnight .. Kenney Boone and the Apple Dumpling Gang need to worry about Florence crime.
If I was the Gaffney police .. I would be insulted!

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