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MURDER SUSPECT SURRENDERS

Georgetown Sheriff Carter Weaver has announced that a Nesmith man turned himself in to Georgetown County Sheriff's Office authorities this evening and was charged in the shooting death of a co-worker at an Andrews manufacturing plant.

Ethan O'Neil Brown, 20, of Sandy Pine Loop in the Nesmith community of Williamsburg County is incarcerated at Georgetown County Detention Center on charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime pending a bond hearing.

Investigators obtained arrest warrants for Brown early today for a fatal shooting that followed an on-going dispute with a fellow employee at the Safe Rack plant on Highway 521 near

SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN SAFE RACK SHOOTING DEATH

Georgetown County Sheriff's Office has obtained arrest warrants for a Nesmith man in the shooting death at the Safe Rack manufacturing facility near Andrews on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.

Deputies are seeking Ethan O'Neil Brown of Sandy Pine Loop in the Nesmith community of Williamsburg County on charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He is described as a 20-year-old black male, 5-feet, 10-inches tall and weighing 165 pounds. He was last seen driving a black BMW sedan away from the Safe Rack plant after the shooting of a co-worker. Investigators were told the shooting followed an on-going dispute between Brown and the victim.

Anyone with information about this suspect should call 843-546-5102.