Anderson Independent Mail Stories: Crime

Jerry Buck Inman, who has said he killed Clemson student, to learn his fate this week

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:11:00 -0000

Jerry Buck Inman has admitted that he raped and murdered Clemson University student Tiffany Marie Souers in May 2006. This week he will learn his sentence for those crimes.

Two charged in relation to thefts of air conditioners in northeast Georgia

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:19:00 -0000

Two men were stopped cold Friday as part of a surveillance operation by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office

Counties in Anderson area move to simplify handling of illegal immigrant inmates

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:01:00 -0000

Lack of money and manpower might hamper federal efforts to deal with illegal immigrants, but Anderson-area sheriff’s offices are finding that they can get things done with what they have on hand.

CrimeStoppers needs help from the community after fatal shooting of Anderson teen

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:33:00 -0000

Anderson Area CrimeStoppers has placed a sign at River Oak Apartments in Anderson to inform people about the $2,000 reward available for information regarding the shooting death of Jerry “Drek” Mattison.

Promise of tip leads to expensive deception and round trip between Anderson and Columbia

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:01:00 -0000

The charge for a Columbia man’s at one point free trip in an Anderson cab grew to $700 Friday.

Anderson bank teller foils forged check spree

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:57:00 -0000

An alert bank teller might have saved an Anderson man a good deal of money when another man attempted to cash a forged check, one of 10 stolen.

Hunt underway near Anderson Mall for stolen diamond ring

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:52:00 -0000

Thomas Devan Capell, 17, is accused of stealing a one-half carat diamond engagement ring, valued at $2,800, on Thursday from Whitehall Jewelers in the mall.

Courtroom behavior no asset for Anderson man’s alibi

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:46:00 -0000

When city of Anderson police responded to a reported burglary around 6:15 p.m. Thursday on South Murray Avenue, they encountered a man who said he had been in pursuit of two burglars.

Scammers target man in check cashing scheme in Anderson County

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:05:00 -0000

A job found on the Internet didn't last long for an Anderson man.

Man canned after lifting for free in Anderson

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:03:00 -0000

An Anderson towing company has fired a driver for helping a woman with a tow.

Thieves make off with Sheriff’s Office copper in Anderson

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:25:00 -0000

Sometime on Thursday, thieves stole the copper tubing from the Sheriff’s Office tower on U.S. 29 North.

911 tape confirms quick response by dispatchers, police to armed robbery in Anderson

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:22:00 -0000

A day after a media report regarding denial of access to a 911 tape, officials released the tape, saying the investigative need to withhold it has passed.

Greenville authorities seeking identity of body found in Piedmont quarry

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:59:00 -0000

Greenville authorities are trying to determine what happened to a man whose body was found in a Piedmont quarry.

Thieves labor around Labor Day in Anderson County

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:17:00 -0000

Thieves were busy in Anderson County around the Labor Day holiday.

‘Value-added’ resident busted at Anderson motel

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:19:00 -0000

An Anderson man offered a marijuana 'deal' to the wrong woman.

Four Anderson County teens accused in unrelated thefts, including 10 vehicle break-ins

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:17:00 -0000

Four teens from Anderson County have been charged in unrelated break-ins or thefts.

Woman’s indecent proposal targets Anderson employee

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:14:00 -0000

A woman who was accused of soliciting a city employee for sex was squirming in city court on Thursday.

West Columbia man pleads guilty to cheating Anderson cabbie

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:46:00 -0000

Bryan Clifton, 28, of 1206 Pembrook Dr. in West Columbia pleaded guilty to failing to pay a cab fare and was ordered to pay a $470 fine or spend 30 days in jail.

Buoyed by winning a case in Anderson city court, inmate offers free advice

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:44:00 -0000

After a 30-year-old Anderson man pleaded guilty to one charge and beat another in a brief trial in Anderson Municipal Court, he whispered legal advice to a woman mulling her own plea.

$25 seat belt violation in Anderson escalates to 3 arrests, fines of more than $2,400

adamspt@independentmail.com (Pearce Adams) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:36:00 -0000

A sequence of events that began with an Anderson police officer noticing a motorist with an unfastened seat belt has jailed the driver with multiple charges along with two women.