Released by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
Anderson Area Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for two separate homicide cases currently under investigation by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.
On the morning of December 28, 2019, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 1400 block of W. Market Street in Anderson for a shooting incident.
Stevie Lashun Anderson, 41, a patron of the establishment, was found to have been shot following an altercation.
Anderson was transported to AnMed Hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries.
A second, unrelated incident occurred on the morning of January 20, 2020 when the body of 18 year old Mericus Scott was discovered in a retention pond on Appleton Street.
It is believed that Scott was shot at another location and transported to the site of the old Appleton Mill where he was found by a nearby resident.
If you have information about either of these incidents that may assist investigators in solving these crimes and helping to bring the perpetrators to justice, please submit an anonymous tip using any of these methods:
1) Call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (274-6372)
All tips submitted through Crimestoppers are anonymous and treated with utmost confidentiality.
Tips submitted directly to law enforcement agencies are NOT eligible for Crimestoppers rewards.
If your tip leads to the arrest of a suspect, you may be eligible for a reward.
