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Wren student locates missing man

A thirteen year old Wren Middle School student (l) Tallin Magruder looks on as rescuers aid a 72 year old man who wandered off from his home Sunday afternoon. The man, who Read More »

Deputies investigate shooting – Bryon Circle

Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a home on Bryon Circle, off Hwy. 29 North, Belton, shortly arter 6 a.m. Saturday morning to find several people argueing and one who had been shot. Read More »

Five injured

Five people were injured Saturday night in an accident on Anderson Highway west of Beaverdam Road. A sport utility vehicle was struck by another. One of the SUV’s then ran through a Read More »

Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Sheil Cole, Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper, Deputy Solicitor Rame Campbell and County Deputy Coroner Don McCown prepare for a press conference held Friday afternoon in which details of the shooting in Pelzer were discussed.

Charges grow, details made public in Pelzer shooting

From Friday Sheriff’s Office News Conference By Stan Welch The litany of charges continues to grow against a Williamston man and a Greenville woman accused of being involved in the triple homicide Read More »

News conference 2 pm today on Pelzer shooting

Williams girlfiend facing murder charges in connection By David Meade Jared Michael Williams, the accused shooter in the triple homicide in Pelzer Wednesday, was released from Greenville Memorial Hospital Thursday and was Read More »

Williamston man in custody in triple homicide – Pelzer

Investigators at the scene of a shooting in Pelzer in which three people are dead. A suspect is in custody after three people were killed in a shooting at a home in Read More »

Town approves armory lease for new arts center

By David Meade Persons attending the Williamston Town Council meeting Monday were treated to art-in-progress displays and string music prior to the meeting. The exhibit in the halls of the Williamston Municipal Read More »

Search, chase for triple homicide suspect ends in Piedmont

Following reports of a triple homicide shooting in Pelzer, authorities issued a BOLO for a second truck stolen by the alleged shooter. Law enforcement spotted and pursued it in a chase that went Read More »

Hwy. 86 blocked

Hwy. 86 blocked remained block after a chase for a triple homicide suspect ended in Piedmont. Read More »

Wren student locates missing man

March 10, 2014 The Journal

A thirteen year old Wren Middle School student (l) Tallin Magruder looks on as rescuers aid a 72 year old man who wandered off from his home Sunday afternoon. The man, who suffers from dementia had gone for a walk and did not return. He was located about three hours later by Magruder in a heavily wooded area where even the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office helicopter could not see him. Magruder had climbed a tree in an effort to help look for the man when he spotted him laying in a gully. The man was transported by Pelzer EMS (Photo by David Rogers)

Deputies investigate shooting – Bryon Circle

March 10, 2014 The Journal

Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a home on Bryon Circle, off Hwy. 29 North, Belton, shortly arter 6 a.m. Saturday morning to find several people argueing and one who had been shot.

Five injured

March 10, 2014 The Journal

Five people were injured Saturday night in an accident on Anderson Highway west of Beaverdam Road. A sport utility vehicle was struck by another. One of the SUV’s then ran through a grassy area and struck a parked pickup truck. Four people in one SUV and the driver of the other SUV were taken to the hospital by Williamston EMS. Whitefield firefighters assisted EMS at the scene. (Photo by David Rogers)

Charges grow, details made public in Pelzer shooting

March 07, 2014 The Journal

From Friday Sheriff’s Office News Conference

By Stan Welch

The litany of charges continues to grow against a Williamston man and a Greenville woman accused of being involved in the triple homicide shooting in Pelzer Wednesday.

At a press conference today (Friday) afternoon, Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper enumerated a total of seventeen charges filed against Jared Michael Williams, WM, 32, of McAlister Road in Williamston, and his reported girlfriend Hope Kristian Phillips. WF, 19, of Blue Forest Lane in Greenville.

Williams, charged with three counts of murder as well as one count of attempted murder, led a bevy of assorted law enforcement officers on a high speed chase from Pelzer to Piedmont Wednesday afternoon, before crashing the stolen vehicle he was driving into a house on Highway 86 inside the Piedmont town limits.

Williamston attorney ordered to repay $344,000

March 07, 2014 The Journal

Attorney Philip E. Williams disbarred

The S.C. Supreme Court has officially disbarred Williamston attorney Philip Earle Williams from practicing law after an investigation showed he was taking money from client estates. According to the disbarrment agreement by the Supreme Court dated Mar. 5, Williams violated 13 different Rules of Professional Conduct in addition to other actions taken after he was placed on interim suspension on Mar. 15, 2013.

According to the Supreme Court document, Williams has 30 days to enter into a restitution plan with the Commission on Lawyer Conduct to pay restitution of $344,000 to nine individuals and entities.

Williams must also hire a certified public accountant to perform a six year forensic accounting and audit on all trust accounts, operating accounts and estate accounts he had control of and identity everyone he misappropriated money from, the Supreme Court said. Once that is complete, Williams can reapply to practice law in SC.

News conference 2 pm today on Pelzer shooting

March 07, 2014 The Journal

Williams girlfiend facing murder charges in connection

By David Meade

Jared Michael Williams, the accused shooter in the triple homicide in Pelzer Wednesday, was released from Greenville Memorial Hospital Thursday and was transported to Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Thursday afternoon.

Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper has a news conference scheduled for 2 p.m today (Friday) to announce charges against Williams, 34, of 421 McAlister Rd., Williamston.

The sheriff’s office also announced Thursday that they had arrested Williams’ girlfriend Hope Kristian Phillips, 19, of Greenville in connection with the incident. Phillips is facing charges of murder, accessory after the fact and larceny.

Hope Phillips

Shooting stemmed from argument

March 06, 2014 The Journal

The triple homicide shooting in Pelzer Wednesday stemmed from a verbal altercation which ensued between Jared Michael Williams and her brother, according to a statement by the fourth victim who survived the shooting.

According to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office incident report, Tara Diane Hendricks told deputies that she was inside the house at 104 Law St. when a verbal altercation ensued between the alleged shooter, Jared Michael Williams, and her brother. The report did not state what the argument was about.

Jared Michael Williams

Hendricks said the verbal altercation become heated and Williams pulled out a handgun and shot her brother. He then shot another victim in the house and then her.

According to the report, Hendricks hid under a bed as Williams waited for the last victim to enter the residence and he shot her as soon as she entered. The shooter then fled the scene in a dark green Chevrolet truck.

Hendricks ran to a neighbor’s house at 7 McCaughrin St. for help. She is currently hospitalized at Greenville Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Alleged shooter, victim remain in same hospital

March 06, 2014 The Journal

Surviving victim identified

Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies continue to guard the hospital room of Jared Michael Williams, WM, age 34, the alleged gunman in a shooting incident Wednesday in which three people were fatally shot, according to Lt. Shelia B. Cole, Public Information Officer with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. According to Cole, Williams is still being held at Greenville Memorial Hospital where he may undergo surgery for injuries sustained during yesterday’s incident.

The surviving victim, Tara Diane Hendricks, is also hospitalized at GMH; her injuries are reported as non-life threatening.

Shooting victims identified

March 06, 2014 The Journal

The names of three victims of a triple homicide shooting in Pelzer have been released.

Victims are Wanda Anderson, 40, of Pelzer, Victor Vandegrift, 48, of Columbia, and Hank Eaton, 32, of Pelzer.

The name of a fourth victim who was injured during the incident but managed to get to a neighbors house for help has not been made public.

Anderson County Sheriff’s investigators have taken Jared Michael Williams, WM, age 34, into custody following the triple homicide shooting around 2:45 Wednesday on Law Street in Pelzer.

Williams was injured during a motor vehicle collision resulting from a high speed chase that involved deputies from both Anderson and Greenville Counties. He was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital. According to authorities, his injuries are relatively minor and he is expected to be released from the hospital Thursday.

Arrest warrants have not yet been obtained regarding this incident but should be served on the suspect Thursday, according to Lt. Sheila B. Cole, Public Information Officer with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation is on-going.

Williamston man in custody in triple homicide – Pelzer

March 05, 2014 The Journal

Investigators at the scene of a shooting in Pelzer in which three people are dead.

A suspect is in custody after three people were killed in a shooting at a home in Pelzer around 2:45 pm today (Wednesday). According to Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper Jared Michael Williams, of Williamston, was arrested following a man hunt and chase that ended in Piedmont at approximately 5 p.m.

The incident began when Williams went into a home on Law St. inPelzer, confronted three people and fatally shot them. A fourth victim was injured but managed to exit the house and go to a neighbor for help.

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