MORNING HEADLINES  |  Sullivan’s Island police yesterday captured a 36-year-old man after an hours-long manhunt. They charged him in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured three people, including two children.

Police initially responded to a day care facility at Sunrise Presbyterian Church, the scene of the crash, at 12:47 p.m., according to reports. After the crash, the driver reportedly ran away from the scene on foot, armed with a knife, police said. That prompted a shelter-in-place order that kept island residents on lockdown for most of the afternoon. 

Search teams scoured the island on foot, in vehicles, with golf carts and by helicopter. Police spotted the suspect about 6 p.m. in the 3000 block of Jasper Boulevard. He had been hiding in a boat. 

Justin Collin Adams, 36, of Greenville, is charged with three counts of attempted murder and first-degree assault and battery, police said. He was in Al Cannon Detention Center this morning.

In Friday’s issue of the Charleston City Paper:

CP OPINION: Leber’s library crusade was waste of time. “An ancient Greek proverb speaks of the mountain that labored mightily and produced a mouse. … Enter freshman S.C. GOP Sen. Matt Leber of Charleston County, whose herculean efforts on behalf of public oath-taking have finally produced the legislative mouse he’s spent the past several weeks fighting for. Sort of.”

CP NEWS: Charleston County’s attorney paid more than attorneys general, records show. Charleston County Attorney Natalie A. Ham’s new employment contract, which was signed April 22 by county officials, sets her annual salary at just over $300,000, making her the highest-paid employee in the county government — and that doesn’t even account for myriad extras of the job.

CP NEWS: S.C. fisheries mostly healthy, but face threats. In an age of relentless cynicism about government, talking with the fishermen, scientists, politicians and regulators who manage South Carolina’s fisheries feels like a bracing splash of cold water on a hazy summer day.

CP FOOD: Charleston wine experts recommend the perfect snack pairings for spring. You don’t have to be tucking into a fancy dinner to enjoy a nice bottle of wine. These days, wine is of, for and by the people and can be paired with just about anything.

CP ARTS: Globetrotting scholar offers a new world view in book. Traveling along the trade routes of ships, author Kim Cliett Longhas studied the intricate stitches of basketwork in cities like Salvador, Brazil, and countries like Cape Verde in Africa.

CP MUSIC: Widespread Panic brings 40 years of jams. There are some bands whose live show isn’t a calling card. It’s the whole package. Widespread Panic, which will perform at Credit One Stadium in Charleston on May 16, is one of those bands.

In other headlines:

Lowcountry health, fire experts urging child car safety ahead of summer heat. Rising temperatures as the Lowcountry approaches the summer months means extra safety precautions for children when traveling on the road.

Folly beachgoers can expect delays, detours amid stormwater project on Center Street. Folly Beach will begin work this month to replace its underground drainage systems on Center Street and several flood-prone side streets. The new drains will more than double the capacity of the city’s stormwater pipes.

$1.25M grant to help restore historic Mosquito Beach on James Island. The Historic Charleston Foundation received a $1.25 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, which will support rehabilitating the historic Pine Tree Hotel and Skeeta Beach Lounge on Mosquito Beach.

How Trump’s deep-sea mining order could impact S.C. waters. Conservationists around the country worry President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at opening U.S. waters up for deep-sea mining could expose delicate marine ecosystems to a destructive practice.

Appellate court rules on Charleston carriage horse company libel complaints. A drawn-out legal battle quashed in 2022 by a Charleston judge became the subject of an appeal. On April 30, the state Court of Appeals ruled against the labeling of a video of a Charleston carriage horse falling down as libel.

K-12 education voucher bill headed to S.C. governor’s desk. A bill that would allow up to 15,000 K-12 students in South Carolina to receive $7,500 scholarships next year for private tuition headed to the governor’s desk Thursday after the House agreed to a compromise with the Senate.

S.C. Senate confirms governor’s pick to lead environmental agency. The state Senate confirmed the governor’s choice for the first director of the state’s newly formed environmental agency Wednesday.

S.C. lawmakers say compromise still possible on insurance reform. For more than a year, bars and restaurants have been begging South Carolina lawmakers to do something to address skyrocketing insurance costs that are forcing many to close.

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