Allendale County woman arrested for driving under suspension, arrest report shows

A Fairfax woman appeared in the latest regional arrest log after Barnwell police booked her on a driving-under-suspension charge, a reminder that even routine traffic cases can carry consequences in a county where towns are small and closely linked. Kayanni T. Jenkins, 27, of Fairfax, was arrested May 20 by the Barnwell Police Department.

The listing matters in Allendale County because Fairfax sits squarely inside the county, where the 2020 Census counted 1,505 residents in the town and 8,039 in the county overall. In places that small, a license problem can affect work schedules, school runs, child care and court dates long before a case is ever resolved. A driving-under-suspension charge is also a criminal matter in South Carolina under state law, and an arrest report only shows that a person was booked, not that the charge has been proven.

The arrest was part of a broader weekly compilation that covered Barnwell and Williston area law-enforcement activity, showing the range of cases local agencies are handling. The same report listed Greggory Javonta Cottman of Williston, arrested June 5 by the Williston Police Department on a criminal sexual conduct charge involving a minor under 11; Marvin Andrew Dicks of Williston, arrested June 3 for driving under suspension; Joshua Lamar Epps of Williston, arrested June 3 for a beginners permit violation, marijuana possession and open-container offenses; Jamel Lee Hammonds of Williston, arrested June 2 for an open-container violation; Betty Ann Nunez-Tamayo of Williston, arrested June 4 for distribution of methamphetamine; Perry Hugh Sanders of Olar, arrested June 1 for two counts of burglary; and Aaliyah Harley of Barnwell, arrested May 22 for simple assault.

Also listed were Ashley Amanda Kelly of Bamberg, arrested June 4 for failure to pay child support and possession of fentanyl; Albertus Lawson Jr. of Olar, arrested June 4 for receiving stolen goods; and Joey Wilson Morrison of Barnwell, arrested June 4 for domestic violence. The log does not offer a full account of any case, but it does give residents a practical snapshot of the kinds of charges filling local jails and court dockets across the region.

That broader traffic-safety backdrop is still relevant to Allendale County readers. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety said preliminary statewide fatal-crash data stood at 364 people killed in 2026 as of June 9, down from 409 at the same point in 2025. In a county where Fairfax’s Town Hall also houses the mayor’s and council offices and the town jail, those numbers underline how closely public safety and daily life remain tied together.