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Two South Carolina employees charged in separate lottery-ticket theft cases
SLED charged two former convenience-store employees in separate cases involving alleged theft or passing of South Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off tickets in Charleston and Spartanburg counties.
Two unrelated South Carolina lottery-fraud cases have resulted in charges against former convenience-store employees, with allegations involving stolen South Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off tickets in Charleston and Spartanburg counties.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged Kelis Cordasha Haynes, 19, on August 18, 2026, with three counts of intent to defraud involving counterfeit game tickets. The warrant alleges that Haynes stole multiple South Carolina Education Lottery tickets from the Circle K where she worked and later redeemed them for cash.
The Haynes case involves Circle K #2705121 at 1811 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard in Charleston. The alleged offenses occurred on February 16, 2026. SLED said surveillance footage and identification by store management supported the investigation, which was requested by the South Carolina Education Lottery.
Haynes was booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston County, according to SLED. The official release did not state the alleged payout connected with that case.
In the separate Spartanburg County investigation, SLED charged Jayda Delise Norton, 18, on August 20, 2026. Norton faces a breach-of-trust charge involving more than $2,000 but less than $10,000, along with an intent-to-defraud charge involving counterfeit game tickets.
The warrant alleges that Norton passed stolen South Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off tickets at Circle K #2723292, located at 1812 East Main Street in Spartanburg. The alleged offenses took place on multiple dates between June 9 and June 26, 2026. Store staff identified Norton through video surveillance, SLED said.
Norton was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center. The South Carolina Education Lottery requested the investigation into that case as well, and the charges were announced by SLED in separate investigations from the Charleston matter.
Readers can check the lottery's draw information on the latest South Carolina lottery results page. The SLED announcements identify the alleged conduct, charges and bookings, while the cases remain separate proceedings in their respective counties.