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Berkeley County Deputies: Footprints in Snow Lead to Suspect’s Arrest

STOCK IMAGE OF FOOTPRINT IN THE SNOW

SUMMERVILLE, S.C.–A Berkeley County man apparently made it pretty easy for law enforcement to find him after he reportedly tried to getaway. According to deputies, all they had to do was follow his footprints in the snow.

Just before 10 p.m. on January 3rd, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the BP station located at 1677 North Main Street in Summerville reference to a domestic disturbance.

When the deputies say they got there, the male half of the disturbance had fled on foot, through the freshly fallen snow. The deputies say they followed the footsteps to a privacy fence. On the other side of the privacy fence, the footprints went directly to a shed.

Once the deputy got over the fence, the deputy ordered the person out of the shed and attempted to detain him.

Deputies say the subject fled on foot only to be apprehended after the deputy followed the footsteps in the snow, catching him as he got to the fence.

PICTURED: Floyd Wesley Craven

“In the Lowcountry, we do not often get treated to a nice blanket of snow, so it is understandable that not everyone knows that when you walk or run through the snow, it will leave tracks. After his arrest, Craven knows this now,” posted the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office via social media.

The owner of the shed came out from their home and was adamant about pressing charges for the man entering his shed without permission. The man was identified as Floyd Wesley Craven III, 33, of Bristol Street in Moncks Corner.

When the deputies took Craven back to the BP and met with the female that had been with him, she did not want to press any charges for the assault she suffered.

A records check on the black Audi A6 showed that it was stolen out of Washington DC. Craven, a female and an unidentified third person had been in the Audi in the BP parking lot for more than 24 hours before the incident transpired, deputies stated.

Craven was booked into the Hill Finklea Detention Center, charged with trespassing and evading arrest. He was granted PR bond on January 5th and released.

 

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