FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Florence County deputies arrested three suspects in connection with a shooting earlier this month.
According to Major Mike Nunn with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, deputies partnered with the Timmonsville Police Department to arrest Benjamin Jarvis Bethea, 23, of Timmonsville, on Saturday. Bethea is charged with attempted murder in connection with an April 1 shooting. Bethea is being held at the Florence County Detention Center pending a bond hearing before a Circuit Court judge.
Investigators say on April 1, deputies were called to a report of a fight in progress at 112 West Main Street in Timmonsville. While en route, deputies were advised that gunshots had been fired at the location and there was a victim. Investigators have charged Bethea with the shooting.
Investigators also arrested Anthony Tyrone Rogers, 33, and Marcus Denorris Parker, 32, both of Timmonsville, on Friday in connection with the shooting. Both suspects are charged with accessory before the fact of a felony. Both Rogers and Parker were released on $10,000 surety bonds set by a Florence County Magistrate.
The victim is still hospitalized, confirms Major Nunn, but no other information is available on the person’s condition.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing and more arrests and charges are possible.
