Chester manhunt suspect, the woman he was with now charged with killing her husband
The Chester manhunt suspect and a woman who allegedly traveled with him in Missouri and South Carolina now are charged with killing that woman’s husband, officials said.
Tyler Donnett Terry, 27, and Adrienne Simpson, 34, were charged Friday afternoon with murder in the death of Eugene Simpson, according to Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey and court records.
Terry and Adrienne Simpson are accused of shooting Eugene Simpson and dumping his body, according to arrest warrants obtained by The Herald. Adrienne Simpson, who is in jail, gave a recorded statement to police that led to charges against her and Terry, according to the warrants.
Eugene Simpson, 33, was found dead Wednesday night in rural Chester County. Chester deputies and State Law Enforcement Division agents found his body hidden in a ditch off Stroud Road near Great Falls. The coroner ruled the death a homicide.
Terry now is charged with two murders in South Carolina, and attempted murder linked to shootings in the cities of York and Chester on May 2 and a car chase with sheriff’s deputies on May 18.
Terry remains uncaught despite a manhunt in South Carolina that has continued since Tuesday.
Simpson was arrested Tuesday morning after a chase, which ran through parts of Chester and York counties. Deputies say Simpson drove the car and Terry was the passenger in the chase and Terry fired at deputies, hitting at least three police vehicles.
‘Modern day Bonnie and Clyde’
Terry and Simpson also are suspects in two killings near St. Louis, Mo., that happened on May 15, police said. Those deaths are being investigated as murders. In those separate cases a doctor and a woman were fatally shot in what Missouri police say was a robbery.
Police in Missouri described Terry and Simpson as “a modern day Bonnie and Clyde” in a news conference Thursday.
The charge of murder against Simpson in her husband’s death is the first murder charge against her. She already faced accessory to murder charges in connection with the shootings in the cities of York and Chester, and other charges from the police chase.
$10,000 reward now offered for Terry’s capture
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Crimestoppers have put up $12,000 for any tips that lead to Terry’s arrest.
Information or tips about Terry can be reported at CrimeSC.com or CrimeStoppersofYorkCounty.com or called in to 888-274-6372 or 877-409-4321. Anyone who reports information is guaranteed to remain anonymous, authorities said.
Terry is armed and dangerous, investigators said in the statement that offered the award.
Dorsey, the Chester County Sheriff and formerly a SLED agent for more than two decades, on Friday described Terry as among the most violent suspects he had ever encountered.
Manhunt continues
More than 125 police from federal, state and local agencies continued to search for Terry during the day Friday in Chester County, Dorsey said. The FBI used an airplane and a helicopter and other police agencies used drones and other equipment.
SWAT teams from Chester County, York County, and Rock Hill were involved in the search, officials said.
The manhunt started after Chester County deputies tried to stop a car Monday night before midnight, officials said. The car was seen outside a closed Bojangle’s restaurant off S.C. 9 near Interstate 77. The car fled and the chase ensued across about 20 miles and reached speeds over 100 mph, officials said.
Deputies returned fire but it is not believed Terry or Simpson was hit, officials said.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
This story was originally published May 21, 2021 at 7:45 PM with the headline "Chester manhunt suspect, the woman he was with now charged with killing her husband."
