A Cayce man accused of cutting off a person's hand as part of an insurance scam was released from jail Thursday.
Gerald B. Hardin posted $100,000 bond and was released from Lexington County Detention Center after turning himself in earlier this month. Federal prosecutors say he and another person used a pole saw to cut off an acquaintance's hand to get a payout from four insurance policies in May 2008. He is charged with six ...