Suspect Identified In Home Invasion Incident
UPDATED 10/20/20 @ 7:50 pm
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster is announcing a person has been identified in the violent home invasion last night on Dennis Dairy Lane just South of Newberry, SC.
Investigators have issued arrest warrants for TRACY GLENN PARSONS, 51, with a last known address of 141 Clinton Heights Whitmire, SC. Investigators used a combination of forensic sciences and human intelligence to identify the suspect. Parsons is also wanted for charges out of Laurens County, Whitmire, and Parole, Probation and Pardon Services. Parsons has a lengthy record and has not long been out of prison. Parsons has not been located at the time of this release.
At approximately 7:30pm Parsons entered a property off Dennis Dairy Lane and confronted the homeowner. He assaulted the male homeowner, hitting him with a pistol and tying him up. The suspect then went into the house and assaulted the female homeowner with a pistol, tying her up, and stealing a small amount of cash. He then took the keys to the victims’ car and fled.
A short time later, the suspect entered a convenience store in Silverstreet and left toward Greenwood. A DNR agent and SCHP Trooper saw the vehicle on SC 34 just West of Silverstreet, SC and attempted to stop the suspect. He fled for a short distance and turned into a mature soybean field and fled on foot.
Deputies and SLED Agents joined in the search with dogs and a helicopter. After a lengthy search, the suspect’s trail was lost in a heavily wooded area near the Saluda River. Deputies and SLED Agents remained in the area for the remainder of the day.
Sheriff Foster thanked the Sheriff’s Deputies and SLED agents for working all night and all day to identify the suspect. “If not for their dedication and desire to serve their neighbors, the case would not have progressed as it has. All of the investigating Deputies refused to go home and rest until the information was pulled together,” said Sheriff Foster.
Parsons is considered armed and dangerous. He should not be confronted. Call law enforcement through 911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.
UPDATED 10/20/20 @ 7:50 pm
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster is announcing a person has been identified in the violent home invasion last night on Dennis Dairy Lane just South of Newberry, SC.
Investigators have issued arrest warrants for TRACY GLENN PARSONS, 51, with a last known address of 141 Clinton Heights Whitmire, SC. Investigators used a combination of forensic sciences and human intelligence to identify the suspect. Parsons is also wanted for charges out of Laurens County, Whitmire, and Parole, Probation and Pardon Services. Parsons has a lengthy record and has not long been out of prison. Parsons has not been located at the time of this release.
At approximately 7:30pm Parsons entered a property off Dennis Dairy Lane and confronted the homeowner. He assaulted the male homeowner, hitting him with a pistol and tying him up. The suspect then went into the house and assaulted the female homeowner with a pistol, tying her up, and stealing a small amount of cash. He then took the keys to the victims’ car and fled.
A short time later, the suspect entered a convenience store in Silverstreet and left toward Greenwood. A DNR agent and SCHP Trooper saw the vehicle on SC 34 just West of Silverstreet, SC and attempted to stop the suspect. He fled for a short distance and turned into a mature soybean field and fled on foot.
Deputies and SLED Agents joined in the search with dogs and a helicopter. After a lengthy search, the suspect’s trail was lost in a heavily wooded area near the Saluda River. Deputies and SLED Agents remained in the area for the remainder of the day.
Sheriff Foster thanked the Sheriff’s Deputies and SLED agents for working all night and all day to identify the suspect. “If not for their dedication and desire to serve their neighbors, the case would not have progressed as it has. All of the investigating Deputies refused to go home and rest until the information was pulled together,” said Sheriff Foster.
Parsons is considered armed and dangerous. He should not be confronted. Call law enforcement through 911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.
