Laurens County Sheriff's Office
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Investigators were on scene on Broadway Lane in Waterloo today (Oct. 28) in reference to a death investigation stemming from a Newberry County incident. Questions should be referred to Newberry County Sheriff’s Office for further information.
Newberry County Sheriff's Office
The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, Laurens County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) following the discovery of a body on Broadway Lane in Waterloo, South Carolina.
Newberry County deputies are assisting at the scene as the search continues for 87-year-old Edwin Geer of Chappells, South Carolina, who has been reported missing. Chappells is approximately 15 miles from the location where the body was discovered. Mr. Geer’s truck was located several miles from the scene.
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office and the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office will work to establish the identity of the deceased. At this time, no confirmation has been made of the identity of the body.
The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office will continue actively investigating the disappearance of Mr. Geer and working with our law enforcement partners as efforts continue to determine his whereabouts.
We will provide additional information as it becomes available and can be released.
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Laurens County Sheriff's Office
On 10/28 at approximately 7:30AM, deputies responded to Southern Kitchen & Gas Store on Highway 101 in Gray Court in reference to an individual with a gun. The subject had become belligerent with employees and at one point, brandished a firearm. An LCSO Investigator arrived on scene quickly and took the man into custody without incident.
Conell Bernard Terry III of Piedmont was arrested and charged with Pointing and Presenting Firearm at Another Person and Breach of Peace Aggravated in Nature. Terry remains in the Laurens County Detention Center at this time.
