The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division activated a blue alert in Barnwell County on the day of the report as authorities searched for 37-year-old Lacey Cushman.
SLED described Cushman as 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 200 pounds. The alert was issued as the search moved forward in Barnwell County, but details about what led to the alert were limited.
SLED said a blue alert is issued when it is confirmed that a law enforcement officer has been killed or injured. That means the alert in Barnwell County was tied to a serious law enforcement incident, even as officials released only a narrow set of details about the search for Cushman.
For now, the key fact is that the alert is active and the search is under way. Anyone following the case will be looking for what authorities say next about how the alert was triggered and where the search turns from here.
