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4 days ago
- Automotive
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Anderson Co. deputies looking for alleged car thieves
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — Deputies are searching for two people who stole two cars from a car dealership in to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, the thefts occurred on May 26 at a dealership on Pearman Dairy Road. The pair, deputies said, stole a white 2023 GMC Yukon Denali and a black 2025GMS 2500 Denali. Know something? Officials ask that you call the sheriffs office at (864) 260-4400, using case reference number 2025-06783. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
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Two dead in Interstate-85 murder-suicide following kidnapping from Mauldin service station
A man and woman died in a murder-suicide on Interstate 85 following a kidnapping, according to authorities in Mauldin and Anderson County. Mauldin Police Department and the Anderson County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that Nathan Orlando Cureton, 38, of Greenville, shot and killed 24-year-old Tayler Gennalee Maraj of Mauldin on May 24 before killing himself. Mauldin Police reported receiving a call at 11:40 a.m. about a kidnapping from the Spinx on Northeast Main Street in Mauldin. When officers arrived, neither Maraj nor Cureton was there. However, police confirmed from a security video that a person with a gun forced Maraj into a blue Subaru Impreza. Police said Cureton opened fire on Maraj, who was trapped inside the vehicle. He then continued driving before turning the gun on himself. The car came to a stop on the northbound side of the interstate near the Piedmont exit in Anderson County. Anderson County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered Cureton and Maraj at about 12:30 p.m. Emergency Medical Services transported Maraj to the Greenville Memorial Hospital, where she died at 12:54 p.m. More: Runway Cafe at downtown Greenville airport closes: 'We will dearly miss you all' Police said Cureton and Maraj knew each other, but the nature of their relationship was still being investigated. Greenville County deputies arrested Cureton on Feb. 12 on domestic violence, kidnapping, and resisting arrest charges. He was released after he posted a $12,500 surety bond. This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Two dead in I-85 murder-suicide following kidnapping in Mauldin
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Man kidnaps 24-year-old, shoots her dead while driving on interstate, SC cops say
A 24-year-old woman died after being kidnapped and shot in a vehicle traveling along an interstate in South Carolina, deputies said. Traffic in the northbound lanes of I-85, near Mauldin, was stopped May 24 after two people were found dead in a blue Subaru Impreza, the Anderson County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. Deputies said a 38-year-old man fired a gun at a woman, whom he'd kidnapped in Mauldin. Then, the man turned the car around and fatally shot himself, deputies said. Responding officers took the woman to a hospital where she died, deputies said. 'It appears the two people knew each other well but specifics are still being looked into,' deputies said. The victim was identified by the Anderson County Coroner's Office as Tayler Gennalee Maraj, according to WYFF. She had been shot in the head, the coroner told the news outlet. The investigation is ongoing, deputies said. Mauldin is about a 90-mile drive northwest from Columbia.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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LIST: East Texas cold homicide cases Texas Rangers are still trying to solve
TYLER, Texas (KETK)– The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating 147 unsolved homicides, with 14 of them being from East Texas, including cases dating back to the 1980s. KETK news has compiled a list of unsolved homicide cases in East Texas that Texas Rangers have been working on to bring justice to the victims and closure for their families. LIST: Who are the East Texas officers who have died in line of duty On Aug. 20, 2008, Texas Rangers and the Anderson County Sheriff's Office started investigating the death of Mary Waters who was found dead inside her home on a rural county road in Anderson County. Officials said after an autopsy was performed it was found she died from a knife wound. On Sept. 18, 2001, Texas Rangers and the Anderson County Sheriff's Office recovered human remains found in the trunk of an abandoned burning car on County Road 3490 in rural Anderson County. Officials said the victim was identified as Joshua Seales and after an autopsy was performed his death was ruled a homicide. Tyler police investigate fatal shooting of 28-year-old woman On July, 9 2008, Texas Rangers and the Palestine Police Department started investigating the death of Ricardo Loaeza who was found lying in a wooden area in the 1600 block of Eilenstein Street in Palestine. Officials said after an autopsy was performed it was found he died from a knife wound. 47-year-old Auditor from Pensacola, Flordia Jerry Lynn Williams had been staying in Lufkin while on assignment at St. Regis Paper Company. He was last seen eating at the restaurant inside the Ramada Inn where he was staying on Oct. 19, 1981. Officials said on Dec. 30, 1981 a hunter found the mummified body of Williams near a rural Angelina County logging road, around 80 yards south of Rivercrest Road and about four miles northeast of Lufkin. Williams was found fully clothed with his hands bound and with a single gunshot wound to his left temple, investigators said. Investigators believe Williams had been murdered elsewhere and dumped. According to Texas DPS, around 7:20 a.m. on June 8, 1985 27-year-old Brian Keith Martin was found dead just outside of Lufkin on the side of FM 841 with a gunshot wound to the head. 'Martin's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro, bearing Louisiana tags, was nowhere to be found,' officials said. 'A firearm was recovered just a few feet from Martin's body.' Martin was from Bossier City, Louisiana where he worked for Assure Inspection Management but at the time of death he was staying with friends at a local Lufkin trailer park while assigned to a local paper mill. Officials said that Martin and his roommate got off work at the paper mill around 1 a.m. and went home 'The last known sighting of Martin was by his roommate,' Texas DPS said. 'Martin's roommate reported Brian departed the trailer home in his Camaro at approximately 1:30 a.m.' 76-year-old retired Correctional Officer Riley Floyd Thomas who suffered from Parkinson's disease and congestive heart failure was reported missing by his ex-daughter-in-law on April 6, 2000, officials said. According to Texas DPS, Riley was last seen with his son, Richard Thomas with who he lived with. Richard claimed to have placed Riley on a bus in Lufkin destined for Port Arthur, was later convicted of forging his father's name in order to cash his father's checks and fled to Oklahoma at or around the time of Riley's disappearance. Officials said Riley has never been found and foul play is suspected. According to Texas DPS, on Jan. 16, 2002 the Texas Rangers and the Cherokee County County Sheriff's Office began investigating the murder of Dennis Matlock who was found dad inside his home. 'An autopsy was performed which determined Matlock died from a combination of physical injuries.,' officials said. Texas DPS said on Oct. 7, 2013 the body of 51-year-old Lillian Diseree Decoteau was found near the eastbound on-ramp of IH-20 outside of Hallsville. An autopsy confirmed Descoteau died from blunt force injuries and strangulation. 'She had been sexually assaulted, beaten and strangled. Descoteau's body was only clothed in a light pullover, a white bra and a shiny diamond stud earring in one ear,' DPS said. DPS offers $6k for information in 2013 cold case murder in Hallsville According to Texas DPS, on Feb. 25, 2001 Travoski Johnson was found dead in the trunk of his vehicle in Rusk County. Officials said Thomas Pearson Leever was last seen at his home in Harris County at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15, 1990 and was reported missing after he didn't show for work the next day. Leever's beige 1985 Chevrolet S-10 pickup was missing, as well as his safe from his house. On Oct. 19, 1990, Leever's partially decayed remains were found off a rural Sabine County road and the cause of death was gunfire, officials said. 'On Oct. 29, 1990, Leever's missing truck was found parked behind a business in Cleveland,' officials said. ' Leever's safe was never located.' According to the Texas DPS, Harold William 'Bill' Roland was last seen on July 21, 1997 in San Augustine County where he was staying at his lake house on Lake Sam Rayburn. Officials said Roland told a witness he planned to go fishing and his wife reported him missing the following morning. Also missing was Roland's pickup truck, pontoon boat and trailer. VANISHED: Harold William Roland During the next three month, Roland's items were found at different locations including: The pickup truck was found in a rural area of Angelina County burned (arson) The boat trailer was found abandoned in a National Forest in San Augustine Count The pontoon boat was located hidden under willow trees on Lake Sam Rayburn 'Pontoons on the boat had been shot, possibly in an attempt to sink the craft,' officials said. 'Extensive searches and interviews have not revealed the location of Roland, investigators suspect Roland was killed.' Officials said on March 30, 2001 the skeletal remains of 42-year-old Oliver 'Floyd' Yarbrough was found on the bank of the Attoyac River in a rural area of San Augustine County. 'An autopsy revealed that Yarbrough was a victim of homicide,' Texas DPS said. 'Witnesses last observed Yarbrough on Feb. 24, 2001 in Timpson in a red Chevrolet Beretta.' Terri Renee Reyes was last known to be in Jacksonville during May or early June of 2006 and her skeletal remains were found in the National Forest near Broaddus on Sept. 2, 2006, officials said. 'Foul play is suspected in Reyes' death,' Texas DPS said. 'Reyes would have been 38 years of age at the time of her discovery.' During November 2001, a crime scene was found in rural Shelby County containing evidence that Tara Lea Blue was murdered, officials said. VANISHED: Tara Lee Blue Blue was last seen the night before with Richard Lee Sanders, but Blue's body and Sanders have never been found. If Sanders is located, people are encouraged to not approach him. East Texans can submit tips about these cases on the Texas Rangers unsolved homicide website or to stay anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) For more information on cold cases Texas Rangers are investigating, people can visit the Texas Department of Public Safety website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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Yahoo
19-04-2025
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Lockdown lifted for Anderson University, schools after shooting; police apprehend suspect
The City of Anderson Police Department, SWAT, the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, and investigators are actively investigating a shooting incident near East Whitener Street in Anderson. According to a press release, at approximately 2:00 p.m. Senior Officer Ren Johnson and Detective Ross Richey responded to the audible sounds of a shooting near Renaissance Academy. Upon arrival, officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound to the calf in the 800 block of East Whitner Street. Detective Ross Richey immediately provided life-saving aid to the victim, applying a tourniquet to the upper leg to control bleeding until fire and medical personnel arrived. According to a press release, a suspect, described as a Black male, was seen fleeing the scene armed with a weapon. Officers pursued the suspect near Jefferson Avenue. Additional units from the Anderson Police Department (APD) and the Anderson County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) quickly responded to establish a perimeter around the area. A K-9 unit from the Anderson Police Department conducted a tracking operation assisted by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office. During the tracking operation, perimeter officers received a tip from a concerned citizen regarding a person matching the suspect's description seen hiding in D.B. Walker Park. Officers successfully located and detained an individual fitting the suspect's description in D.B. Walker Park. The person of interest has been transported to the Anderson Police Department for questioning. This remains an active investigation. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available. The proximity of the shooting to local schools raised concerns, prompting both Nevitt Forest and CF Reames to go into "secure status." This procedure, as explained by Kyle Newton, chief communications officer with Anderson District Five, involves getting inside and locking outside doors. This is to ensure the safety of students and staff, he added. These measures were taken as a precaution, Newton said. The situation was resolved in less than an hour, and all schools resumed normal operations. Anderson University was also placed on lockdown. According to a press release, the university initially warned students of an 'armed intruder on campus,' leading to immediate shelter-in-place orders. However, officials have since clarified that the suspect was never on campus. Instead, he was in a nearby area and headed toward the university. In a follow-up message to the Anderson University community, the school clarified that the original alert contained inaccurate wording. There are no injuries reported on campus, and students are being urged to remain indoors as a precautionary measure. Law enforcement presence will remain high in the area until the situation is fully resolved to ensure the safety of everyone involved. University officials are working closely with local authorities to monitor the situation and provide updates as necessary. An Anderson University student said the school was on lockdown for about 15 minutes. At approximately 3:30 p.m., about an hour after the initial report, Anderson University Campus Safety lifted the lockdown after receiving confirmation from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office that any potential threat had subsided. The Renaissance Academy, which was also in the vicinity, was not involved in the incident. According to a press release, as a precautionary measure, students were safely dismissed from the rear of the school, and staff members were assisted in exiting through the front. Anderson University was also notified due to its proximity to the scene. Director of Campus Police Eddie Amen says the lockdown only lasted about 30 minutes. Photographer Ken Ruinard contributed to this article. This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Travis Rose covers Anderson County for the Independent Mail. Reach him via email at trose@ This article originally appeared on Anderson Independent Mail: Lockdown lifted for Anderson University, schools; suspect caught
