Tag: Berkeley County Coroner’s Office

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Coroner: Man Struck And Killed On Highway 17A In Jamestown

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Berkeley County Chief Deputy George Oliver, 28-year-old Keon Shawntell Moultrie was lying in the roadway on Highway 17-A when he was struck by a vehicle early Sunday at 3:33 a.m. Oliver stated that Moultrie died on the scene from head trauma. His death has been ruled accidental. Authorities have not stated why Moultrie was in the […]

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Man Killed After Being Struck By Train in Goose Creek

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Sunday around 10:15 a.m. 44 year old Harold Stewart, Jr. was struck by a train in the City of Goose Creek. Stewart was walking on the side walk that crosses the tracks on Red Bank Road and Highway 52, Salisbury stated. Witnesses stated that the arms were down and the […]

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Goose Creek Police: Two People Murdered, Buried in Shallow Grave in Backyard

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On March 5, 2016, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Major John Grainger says a GCPD officer was dispatched to the police station to meet with a complainant who stated her husband was suicidal. Police say she then proceeded to tell officers that he claimed to have killed two people and buried them in their backyard while she was out […]

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Coroner: Two Bodies Found in Shallow Grave in Goose Creek

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–In the early morning hours of March 6th the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office was notified by the Goose Creek Police Dept. of a possible death, Coroner Bill Salisbury confirmed. Salisbury and his deputy coroner responded to an address on Pandora Drive in the city of Goose Creek. In the back yard of the residence they say they found a […]

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UPDATE: Coroner Says Elderly Hanahan Woman Strangled to Death

HANAHAN, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Monday at 7:25 a.m. his office was notified of a death in the City of Hanahan. Salisbury stated that Chief Deputy Coroner George Oliver responded to residence on Beverly Drive. There, Oliver found a 68-year-old female identified as Frances Anderson on the floor of her bedroom. Salisbury says the body was […]

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Coroner: Moncks Corner Man Killed After Truck Strikes 4-Wheeler

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on August 22, 2015 at 7 p.m., 51 year old Kevin Marshall, of Moncks Corner, was struck by a pick-up truck. Salisbury stated that Marshall was on his 4-wheeler on O.T. Wallace Blvd. when he was hit. He was transported to MUSC for treatment. The coroner said that he died on September […]