More Meth in Mauldin!
I’m getting a little nervous living here. What’s this, the third meth lab found here in the last three months? From Fox Carolina:
MAULDIN, S.C. — Greenville County deputies said that a drug lab was found at a home in the Fern Creek neighborhood on Friday morning.
The lab was found at 10 Nicklaus Drive at about 10:30 a.m.
Officials said that deputies executing a search warrant at the home found a lab used to make methamphetamine in the garage. Crews could be seen removing chemicals and other equipment from the home.
Two people were detained in connection with the lab, but no charges have been filed, deputies said.
That was on Jan. 22. So far there hasn’t been much of an update to this story. But the only update I’m interested in is learning why Mauldin has so many meth labs.
Suspect Identified in Greer Shooting
Greer Police have charged 30-year-old Travis Oneal Jones in connection with the shooting incident that injured a man in front of 10 21st Street Tuesday night. Warrants indicate Jones is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. News Channel 7 reports:
Jones, who is still on the loose, allegedly shot the person in the upper thigh at a residence at 10 21st Street in Greer shortly after 7 pm Tuesday night. The unidentified victim was transported to Spartanburg Regional Hospital.
Jones is a black male, approximately 5-foot-7 and 190-pounds. His last known address is 525 United Circle, Apt. B., in Greer.
If you have any information about the suspect’s whereabouts, please contact the Greer Police Department at (864) 848-2151.
Armed Robberies at Greenville Convenience Stores
Armed robberies of two Spinx conveniences stores are under investigation by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. No one was injured during either robbery, and deputies are unsure if the crimes are connected.
The first of the two robberies took place at the Spinx at 3815 White Horse Road early Wednesday morning. Two black male suspects threatened the cashier and customers with a handgun and made off with an unspecified amount of cash. News Channel 7 published the following description of the suspects.
The first suspect is described as approximately 5-foot-2 and 150-pounds wearing a red hoodie and bandana over his face. The second suspect is described as six-foot-tall with a slim build, wearing a black hoodie and ski mask.
The suspects reportedly left the scene on foot.
Another Spinx store at 94 Allen Street was robbed by three men early this morning. A clerk was robbed at gunpoint, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman said, and the thieves fled with money and a carton of cigarettes.
The suspects in the robbery are described as black males, between 20-35 years old and approximately six-feet-tall. The suspect who allegedly pointed the gun was wearing a brown hoodie, blue jeans and ski mask, while the second suspect was wearing a black hoodie with a white design on the hood, blue jeans and a white rag on his face. The third suspect was wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, white t-shirt wrapped on his head and a black rag on his face.
Please call Crime Stoppers at 23-CRIME if you have any information.
Greenville Shooting Death Under Investigation
A 28-year-old man was found dead in his Greenville home Wednesday afternoon, and deputies are unsure what led to the shooting.
Two friends found the victim, identified as 28-year-old O’Dalyer Jones, unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. They attempted CPR, but were unable to revive him. An autopsy will be performed Thursday to identify the cause of death. Deputies are calling the case a “death investigation”.
The body was discovered around 3 p.m. at 205 Edgemont Ave. just off of West Blue Ridge Drive. Witnesses reportedly saw a white sedan speeding away from the decedent’s home right before the shooting was reported.
Please contact Crime Stoppers at 23-CRIME if you have any information that might be connected to this crime.
27 Charged in Greenville Gambling Bust
More than $63,000 was seized during a raid on an unlawful gambling ring in Greenville. 27 individuals were ticketed during the Jan. 14 bust.
Greenville County Sheriff’s Deputies served a warrant at at 90 Lenhart Road after receiving a Crime Stoppers tip, WYFF reports.
A release from the Police Department said this was not considered a “friendly game of poker” because investigators learned there would be a “high-dollar buy-in.”
In addition to cash, News Radio WORD reports that deputies found “poker chips, gaming tables, video gaming machines and betting parahernalia” during the bust. The following is a list of the individuals who were ticketed, their ages, and the dollar amount confiscated from each:
Adam Gary Dunn, 29, $108
Anthony Lee Holloway, 53, $0
Callie Marie Johnson, 46, $0
Clark Cornelius Sullivan, 48, $0
Dudley M. Horton, 59, $1,050
Carl Lewis Gibson, 71, $1,682
Harold Dewey Mahaffey, 47, $720
Jerry Allen Barlow, 51, $2,334
Johnny Randall Price, 34, $0
James Randolph Davis, 55, $94
John H. Sitton III, 57, $2,135
John Heath Burditt, 42, $855
Joseph E. Pittillo, 44, $2,008
Lazarous John Davarinos, 28, $346
Carl Gibson Jr., 49, $320
Leon Louris, 45, $28
Lewis Carl Whitfield, 33, $140
Nabil Elias Saleh, 38, $584
Izzat Mofid Khalil, 49, $0
Lisa Diane Corejno, 39, $2,100
Ronald David Pitts, 62, $41,314 (identified as business owner)
Mark Anthony Cutts, 44, $1,380
Michael Perrazo, 51, $580
Raymond Anthony Hall, 41, $0
Reginald Lamont, 41, $6,015
Robert Ernest Hick, 39, $40
Shawn Martin Olsen, 23, $0
Incidentally, the Greenville News is the only local source reporting that deputies seized more than $64,000 in the raid. Oh, wait, that’s just the headline. The actual article calls it “nearly $64,000.”
Greenville Dragnet: fact checking the Greenville News so you don’t have to.