RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WDTN/ WSPA/AP) – An Ohio man is charged with shooting at a South Carolina deputy observing him.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that no one was hurt when 34-year-old Sterling Houston Roberts of Centerville, Ohio, started firing a rifle at the deputy across the street.
The unidentified deputy backed his patrol car to a safer position, drew his own rifle and demanded Roberts drop his weapon. Roberts surrendered.
Spartanburg Sheriff’s Master Deputy Darren Dukes says no one was hurt late Friday.
Roberts is charged with attempted murder of the deputy, pointing the gun at several bystanders and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Roberts also faces weapons violations charges in Dayton, Ohio.
Dukes did not know if Roberts had a lawyer. An Ohio telephone number for Roberts was disconnected.
Riverside Police Chief Frank Robbinson said Thursday the U.S. Marshal Service has joined the hunt for 34-year-old, Sterling Roberts of Dayton, OH in relation to the Tuesday homicide that killed 35-year-old Robert Lee Caldwell of Beavercreek Township.
The suspect was last seen running from the scene located at a business complex behind Bob Evans on Linden Avenue near Woodman Drive.
Roberts is suspected of shooting Caldwell multiple times in front of his three children. Caldwell recently gained custody of his children.
Investigators would not say what led up to the shooting or what Caldwell was doing in the parking lot during the time of the shooting.
