Suspect charged in stabbing death 11/23/2009 12:33 AM
By HALEY HUGHES Staff writer
An Aiken man has been charged with the murder of another man following an altercation between the two on Saturday.
Allen Christopher Tufano, 35, of Partridge Bend Road in Aiken, has been charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
According to authorities, around 9 p.m. on Saturday, deputies with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office responded to Partridge Bend Road regarding a man lying on the ground.
The subject, later identified as Dancer Richter, 20, had been stabbed multiple times.
Sheriff's office investigators discovered that he had been stabbed in the chest area with a knife following an altercation, according to Sgt. Dave Myers, spokesperson for the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
Richter was transported to Aiken Regional Medical Centers, where he was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival.
According to the coroner's office, Richter died from multiple stab wounds, but the fatal injury was to his heart and lung. Toxicology is pending.
Tufano is being held at the Aiken County detention center.
This is the 14th homicide in Aiken County in 2009.
The investigation is being conducted by the Aiken County Coroner's Office and the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:13 PM
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What's with the new ellenton fire chief?
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Posted by: Chas On: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:52 PM
Comment Title: mad as hell
Allen and I have two children together. He never wanted to do anything it was always up to me to handle the problems and baysit him. If it wasn't for me this probably would've happened alot sooner. I left him 8 months ago when I had enough. Allen was abusive and had a warrant here in GA. and the bond company said it would cost them to much money to go get him. His family blames the government for his disease, it's his fault for all the alcohol and drugs he wouldn't quit. He wasn't there for us ever and he's still not here for them.
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 2:43 AM
Comment Title: Fire Chief Sheriff
At least I feel good knowing that my sheriff is putting out fires in Clearwater while people are being stabbed to death in New Ellenton.
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Posted by: Jay On: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:32 PM
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Somebody needs to show some real leadership in the new ellenton fire dept and police dept.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:25 PM
Comment Title: Excuse
llen always used this sickness as an excuse,Thought he could get by with somthing like this ,hope not shame that this young man won't be here with his family for the holidays.Allen never was the {DAD} he should have bween he never worked very much to take care of the children he had it was always up to the woman or there familys . But he had an [EXCUSE] for everything. THAT'S ALLEN
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Posted by: ANGRYWHITEMAN On: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:53 PM
Comment Title: to the racist "SamIAm"...
1 IN 21 BLACKS IS A CRIMINAL AND/OR ON WELFARE, YET ONLY 1 IN 101 WHITES ARE. IT'S NOT BIGOTRY AND IT'S NOT "THE NEGATIVE STEREOTYPE". IT'S SIMPLY THE TRUTH. AND IF BLACKS DON'T ADMIT IT AND DEAL WITH IT, THEN IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.
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Posted by: Jay On: Monday, November 23, 2009 7:18 PM
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This richter guy was in the jail report last week.
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Posted by: Slick Willie On: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:02 PM
Comment Title: Drugs, Stabbings nothing new in New Ellenton
Drugs and Stabbings, nothing new in New Ellenton
Chief Parks and her crew of rejects should investigate this, not Aiken County Sheriff. O! i forgot they just issue speeding tickets. O! I am sorry CARELESS Driving Citations, my bad. Parks, Cook, Ray, Spires and the three newbies don't have a clue on how to be REAL Police Officers. Parks has Hugh Ray do her budget because she does not know how. Pathetic. Dunbar, you can't fix STUPID. Here is your sign.
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Posted by: K?? On: Monday, November 23, 2009 3:54 PM
Comment Title: CHILDISH IDIOTS
THIS AREA IS FOR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS STORY. A HUMAN BEING HAS BEEN MURDERED. IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT OTHER THINGS THEN TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. I HAVE MET THIS PERSON ONE TIME & COULD TELL IMMEDIATELY THAT HE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER HAD ANYONE TO TAKE ANY TIME TO TEACH HIM OR CARE ABOUT HIM WHILE GROWING UP. HE WAS A LOST WANDERING SOUL. I HOPE HE CAN NOW FINALLY REST IN PEACE.
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Posted by: SamIAm On: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:50 PM
Comment Title: I'm done
OK, you win. I quit.
After all, who's the bigger idiot? The idiot or the one that argues with one?
So, you win. I bow down to your obvious superior intellect.
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Posted by: John On: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:21 PM
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At this rate all the criminals will have done killed each other and save all the taxpayers money. The only reason people do what they do is so they can go to jail and get 3 hot meals and a warm place to sleep for free instead f actually doin some work like all the other hard workin americans.
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Posted by: On: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:52 PM
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no place for racism; then why would u think anyone cares that you are both educated and degreed AND white
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Posted by: The Realist On: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:33 PM
Comment Title: SamIAm
Maybe you should check the facts and statistics concerning percentage of violent crime, prison population, high school dropouts, lack of higher education, welfare rolls, etc among blacks versus the rest of society. They are heavily skewed based on their 14% or so makeup of the national population.
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Posted by: SamIAM On: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:57 AM
Comment Title: Another reponse
Oh, BTW - I am a middle aged educated and degreed engineer and white. I just don't care for racism. There is no place in our society for it.
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Posted by: SamIAm On: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:55 AM
Comment Title: Response
So, you are saying you condone what this guy says about every article about blacks? That makes you as bigoted and as much a racist as them. Also, all I gave was my opinion, just not on the article but on an obvious racist. You are saying that his rant about the blacks is acceptable and mine is not? How do you figure? Explain.
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Posted by: On: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:48 AM
Comment Title: Whats wrong with GOVERMENT
This man should hav been locked up a long time ago but they just keep leting him get away with about every thing. He has a warrant in Richmond co. Ga. but he is was not picked up .I thyought the States worked together WRONG Maybe this young man might still be living if someone did there JOB.
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Posted by: On: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:16 AM
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They are allowed to express their opinion, just like you. You may not want to hear it, but some of us do. If it's good for the goose, it's certainly good for the gander. Now hit that crack pipe baby one more time.
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Posted by: On: Monday, November 23, 2009 7:33 AM
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So sad you are SamIAm. You really need a life. Instead of obsessing over everyone's posting, why are you not out there trying to educate all races? Instead you are on here posting negativity and an opinion that no one cares to hear about!
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Posted by: SamIAm On: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:24 AM
Comment Title: Fool
When is the white community going to stand up and encourage and advocate education and respect and personal responsibility and denounce the violent thuggery and gang and street cred culture?
This is the same message some idiot posts to AS everytime a black man makes the headlines. I changed it from 'black' to 'white'. Funny how he never posts this when a white man makes headlines.
You are a cowardice, bigoted fool.
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