FBI offers large cash reward for tips leading to SC manhunt subject’s arrest
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Crimestoppers have put up $12,000 for any tips that lead to the arrest of a man wanted in a deadly crime spree in South Carolina and Missouri that includes trying to kill police officers, according to authorities.
The reward is for tips about Tyler Donnet Terry. Terry killed two people and shot two others in York and Chester counties, police said. He’s suspected to be involved in two killings in Missouri.
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.
The FBI has listed Terry on its “most wanted” list on social media and the agency’s Web site.
The search continued Sunday into Monday Chester County, but Terry has not been caught, Chester County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Grant Suskin said.
More than 300 officers from South Carolina and federal agents from the FBI, ATF, U.S. Marshals, and other agencies were involved in the search Monday morning, officials said. S.C. 9 and S.C. 99 are shut down as officers continue the manhunt.
Around 3 p.m. on Sunday, officials said on Twitter they are “actively pursuing” Terry around S.C. 9 and Richburg Road in Chester County. Both roads have been shut down.
Terry’s shooting spree began May 2 when he shot two people in Chester County and killed a man in York, according to investigators. Missouri police suspect Terry was involved with the killing of a doctor and one other person on May 15. Missouri police said that Terry’s vehicle was near the scene.
Tuesday, Chester police tried to stop the car of Terry and his accomplice Adrienne Simpson, but the two sped off, prompting a high speed chase. Terry shot at police during the chase, according to investigators. After they crashed, police arrested Simpson, but Terry got away on foot, police said. Police began an extensive manhunt for Terry.
The next day, police found a missing Chester man’s body in a ditch and authorities charged Terry with murder. The Chester man was Simpson’s husband, police said.
Adrienne Simpson, who remains jailed, is also charged with murder in her husband’s death, according to arrest warrants obtained by McClatchy.
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.
Search teams over the weekend focused on areas that included S.C. 9, S.C. 901, Ernandez Road, and S.C. 223 in Chester County but Terry was not found, Chester deputies said.
This story was originally published May 22, 2021 at 7:47 AM with the headline "FBI offers large cash reward for tips leading to SC manhunt subject’s arrest."