Craft Road explosion ruled ‘arson’

SLED says homeowner ‘associated’ with a South Carolina murder case

Elbert County firefighters and Sheriff’s Office deputies found this 1,320-square-foot structure “flattened and still burning” Thursday morning at 3:15 a.m., according to a news release issued by Sheriff Melvin Andrews. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Public Information Officer Tommy Crosby said the owner of the home on Craft Road was ‘associated’ with a February 2019 murder of a paramedic in Anderson, South Carolina.
Elbert County firefighters and Sheriff’s Office deputies found this 1,320-square-foot structure “flattened and still burning” Thursday morning at 3:15 a.m., according to a news release issued by Sheriff Melvin Andrews. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Public Information Officer Tommy Crosby said the owner of the home on Craft Road was ‘associated’ with a February 2019 murder of a paramedic in Anderson, South Carolina.

An explosive house fire at 1697 Craft Road that took place in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 23 has been ruled arson in the first degree and the owner of the home has been “associated” with…