South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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S. 1273

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Cromer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1597cm14.docx

Introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2014
Introduced in the House on May 7, 2014
Adopted by the General Assembly on May 7, 2014

Summary: Sheriff Lee Foster

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/6/2014  Senate  Introduced, adopted, sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 2)
    5/7/2014  House   Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence 
                        (House Journal-page 14)
   5/12/2014          Scrivener's error corrected

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/6/2014
5/12/2014

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR NEWBERRY COUNTY SHERIFF LEE FOSTER AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK IN APPREHENDING A TEENAGE MURDER SUSPECT FROM TENNESSEE AND TO EXPRESS DEEP GRATITUDE FOR THEIR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly were pleased and proud to learn of the exceptional work of Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster and his staff in apprehending a teenage murder suspect from Tennessee, as well as the three others who accompanied the suspect; and

Whereas, on Thursday, April 3, 2014, following a twelve-hour manhunt in a wooded area in South Carolina, Sheriff Foster and his team captured four teenagers, one of them a sixteen-year-old who was wanted for murdering his thirty-six-year-old father in Greeneville; and

Whereas, all four teenagers were armed and had additional weapons in their vehicle; and

Whereas, on the previous day, the South Carolina Highway Patrol spotted the suspects' vehicle and a chase ensued. Deputies spiked the tires of the teens' vehicle prompting the suspects to flee into the woods off United States Highway 176 and South Carolina State Highway 34 in Newberry County; and

Whereas, having seen the suspects on the news, a Newberry County resident recognized them on his farm and alerted Sherriff's deputies who were able to apprehend all fours suspects; and

Whereas, the hunt involved more than one hundred law enforcement officers on the ground and in the air, and Sheriff Foster gave full credit to them and to citizens who helped break the case; and

Whereas, grateful for their impressive work on behalf of the citizens of this State, the members of the General Assembly take great pleasure in saluting Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster and his fine staff and in wishing them much continued success in the years to come. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster and his staff for their outstanding work in apprehending a teenage murder suspect from Tennessee and express deep gratitude for their meritorious service to the citizens of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Sheriff Lee Foster.

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