A Eutawville man is recovering after what he said was a hunting accident near his home Saturday.

The 58-year-old man told deputies he was in a wooded area chasing a squirrel when he tripped on some vines. When he fell to the ground, his rifle discharged, sending a round through his hand, the incident report said.

The man said he panicked when he realized he was injured, left the rifle in the woods and ran to the nearest road, where he made his way home.

EMS transported the man to the hospital, where he was treated for the gunshot wound to his left hand.

In other reports:

* An Orangeburg County man told deputies he wants to press charges against his ex-wife. The man called deputies Friday saying his 34-year-old former wife had been harassing him by cell phone, calling him more than 20 times, the report said. He said the woman was making threats against him and a co-worker. The woman was upset because she was denied a supervised visit with their children, the man told officers. Deputies advised the woman not to call the man again or legal action would be taken against her.

However on Saturday, the woman was allowed a supervised visit with the children at the couple's home. The man said he has custody of the children. During the visit, he said his former wife began asking him where he was the previous night. He advised her to visit with the children and they would discuss the matter later, the report said. The man said the woman went into a room with the children and told them, "Your daddy was out with a whore last night," according to the report.

The man said the woman became enraged when she was asked to leave. When he picked up a phone, she snatched it from him, the report said. The man said when he found another phone and called 911, the woman sped away in her car, throwing rocks against the house and a storage building.

At about 8:30 p.m., the woman called again, saying, "I hope you die," the report said.

* A Rowesville woman called deputies Friday to report she was nearly run off the road by a motorist. The woman said that at around 4:40 p.m., she was traveling on Rowesville Road when she noticed a man driving erratically and following closely behind her. She said he passed her and yelled, "I'll kill you, bitch," the report indicates. The 67-year-old woman said the man slammed on his brakes in an apparent attempt to cause her to hit him, the report said.

Deputies traced the license plate to a 38-year-old St. Matthews man who said the woman pulled out in front of him, nearly causing a collision. He said he attempted to get her to pull over "but she stuck up her middle finger," according to the report.

The man said he passed the woman and went on his way, but the woman followed him to a gas station where she yelled that he was "a psycho who would burn in hell," the report states.

The man told deputies he would meet with them to give an official statement.

* A Neeses woman called deputies Sunday after receiving a black eye at a local club. The woman told deputies she was walking to her vehicle at about 4 a.m. when a female acquaintance ran at her and began punching her. When she fell to the ground, the woman continued to hit her, the report said. The Neeses woman sustained a bruised left eye, the report said.

Orangeburg Department of Public Safety

An Orangeburg man was charged with jumping up and down on a man's car Friday. A man called police saying several individuals had made threats against him and were jumping on his car parked at St. Paul Apartments. When police arrived, five men fled on foot. However, police caught one of the men and charged him with tampering with an auto, the report said.

* Troubles for an Orangeburg man kept piling up Friday. Employees of Roses called DPS around 8:32 p.m. saying a man was in the store hiding items in his jacket, including a Magnavox DVD player box. Police arrived and began searching the aisles for the subject, who spotted the officers and attempted to evade them The police, however, were able to follow the odor of alcohol on the subject. The authorities closed off the exits and began cornering the man. The subject went to the back of the store where he squatted down and then stood up while holding on to his pants. An officer later found a DVD player where the man had been.

The man was eventually corralled, and an officer asked him what he was doing in the business. The man said he was shopping. But officers found it suspicious that he would be shopping with his pants around his ankles, according to the report.

The 42-year-old man was charged with public disorderly conduct at that point.

Later, Rose's employees called police to say a car was sitting in their parking lot, apparently abandoned. When police checked the VIN number, they learned the vehicle was reported stolen earlier in the evening.

Checking the personal belongings of the man they picked up inside Roses, police found the keys to the car. The man is now facing a charge of grand larceny in connection with that vehicle.

In the back of the patrol car, officers found a bag that contained a Magnavox TV remote. The man said it belonged to his mother. Police said it belonged to Roses and also charged him with shoplifting.

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