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Robin Heidt allowed back in county
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The widow of a man killed along with his father in August 2008 attack is being allowed to return home to Effingham County.

Robin Heidt, whose late husband Carey Heidt and his father Phillip were shot and killed in Phillip’s home two years ago, had been charged with tampering with a witness in February.

A judge ordered her to refrain from contact with any witnesses or potential witnesses in the case and ordered her to move to Charleston, S.C.

A motion to modify her bond, set at $15,000, was denied Aug. 5 but a consent order on her pretrial release was granted earlier this month. It allows Heidt to return to Effingham County as of Aug. 6 but also stipulates that she no have contact with witnesses or potential witnesses in the case.
She also is ordered to honor any subpoena from the district attorney’s office and testify in the case.

Craig Heidt is accused of shooting and killing his father and brother and of seriously wounding his mother Linda Heidt in the August 2008 attack.
Jury selection in his trial is expected to begin late next month.

Father, Son Arrested After Armed Standoff in Eden
Sheriff's report
Deputies respond Tuesday to a home in Eden, where a father and son were arrested after a standoff following a domestic dispute. (Submitted photo)
Two men were arrested Tuesday in Eden after a domestic dispute led to a standoff. Deputies say George Driggers, 47, threatened his girlfriend and law enforcement with a gun, then barricaded himself inside a home. His father, Alford Driggers, 80, was also charged for allegedly threatening deputies.
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