‘Violent Rampage:’ Family dispute leads to murder of South Carolina business owner, sheriff says
Updated: 9:57 PM EDT May 22, 2025
CAROLYN. NIGEL ARE UP NEXT. WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. BREAKING NEWS IN GREENVILLE AFTER A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY, LEAVING ONE PERSON HURT. THE CHARGES THE DRIVER IS FACING. WE FEEL WE FEEL THAT IT MIGHT DAMAGE THE COUNTY’S CREDIBILITY BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS DOING THAT. A SIMPLE EMAIL, A FAKE INVOICE. NOW, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TAKEN. COUNTY LEADERS ARE WARNING ABOUT A SCAM POSING AS THEIR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. IT’S GOING TO BE SUNNY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER ON FRIDAY. A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS BY SUNDAY. I’LL TAKE THE FOUR-DAY PLUS AND THE FUTURE RADAR AND BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR YOU. COMING UP NEXT. THE ROOF. WHAT? THEY COULD ORIGINALLY, BUT THEY JUST COULDN’T SEE A LOT OF THINGS. CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE STILL CLEANING UP THE DEBRIS LEFT OVER FROM HURRICANE HELENE. I’M REY LLERENA AT LAKE LURE WITH AN UPDATE ON THEIR PROGRESS. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AT SIX. ONE PERSON IS HURT AFTER A CAR WENT INTO A SENIOR HOUSING BUILDING IN GREENVILLE. IT HAPPENED EARLIER TODAY ALONG WEST WASHINGTON STREET. LEAVING THE BUILDING WITH SERIOUS DAMAGE. OUR NATE STANLEY IS LIVE WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. NATE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WELL, THE GOOD NEWS TONIGHT, I SPOKE WITH THE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH. HE WAS IN HIS HOME AT THE TIME, WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE TELLS ME THAT HE IS DOING FINE. NOW, IF YOU LOOK BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE THEY’RE WORKING TO BOARD UP THE GIANT HOLE THAT WAS LEFT IN THIS HOME. YOU CAN LOOK AT SOME EXCLUSIVE SKY4 VIDEO FROM EARLIER TODAY THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE LARGE HOLE THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND HERE. POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON AT BROCKWOOD SENIOR HOUSING ON WEST WASHINGTON STREET. THEY SAY A TEEN LOOKED DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT THIS BUILDING. POLICE TELL US THAT A PERSON WHO WAS LIVING HERE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. WE HAVE MET HIM IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. HE TELLS US THAT HE IS DOING FINE AND HE’S RETURNED BACK HOME. HE TELLS US THAT HE IS GOING TO MOVE INTO AN APARTMENT ACROSS THE STREET, AND HE’S BEEN BACK A COUPLE TIMES, GRABBING SOME STUFF. THE TEEN WAS CHARGED IN THIS WITH RECKLESS DRIVING, AND BACK HERE ON THE SCENE, WE CAN SEE THE WORK BEING DONE TO SECURE THIS BOARDED UP AND KEEP THE ELEMENTS FROM GETTING HERE. PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS WAS ALSO JUST OUT HERE SECURING SOME OF THE GAS LINES THERE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REPORTING IN GREENVILLE NATE STANLEY, WYFF NEWS FOUR. NATE THANK YOU. WE’RE ALSO FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN ANDERSON COUNTY. INVESTIGATORS SAY AN ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT CRASHED INTO A HOME WHILE TRYING TO RUN FROM DEPUTIES. THE ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT WAS ASSISTING GREENVILLE COUNTY AUTHORITIES WHEN THEY SPOTTED THE SUSPECT. HE DROVE OFF, DEPUTIES SAY, AS HE WAS SPEEDING AND DROVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE AT A HOME AND A HOME ON HOLMES GARAGE ON BROADWAY LAKE ROAD. AUTHORITIES SAY THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THEY ALSO SAY THE CAR THE SUSPECT WAS DRIVING WAS STOLEN. SCAMMERS POSING AS MEMBERS OF THE ANDERSON COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AFTER ONE MAN WAS SCAMMED OUT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, ANDERSON COUNTY LEADERS ARE NOW WARNING RESIDENTS. THEY SAY, TO DOUBLE CHECK EMAILS CLAIMING TO BE FROM THE COUNTY BEFORE ENGAGING. OUR MAYA PAYTON HAS BEEN ON TOP OF THIS STORY AND BREAKS DOWN HOW IT WORKS AND THE ESSENTIAL MISSING DETAIL THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR. NIGEL AND CAROL, THE SCAMMERS BEHIND THESE SCAMS HAVE RECENTLY WALKED AWAY WITH $11,000 USING FAKE INVOICES AND FAKE EMAILS. ALL OF THIS MONEY LIKELY GONE WITHOUT A TRACE. NOW, WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE ANDERSON COUNTY’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, YOU’RE MET WITH THIS MESSAGE HERE, ANDERSON COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. RUSTY BURNS SAYS THEY WERE RECENTLY NOTIFIED OF A SCAM WHERE A CUSTOMER OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED FRAUDULENT INVOICES SENT THROUGH EMAIL. BURNS SAYS THE SCAM EMAILS ARE COMING FROM AN EMAIL ADDRESS ENDING WITH AT. USA.COM. HE HIGHLIGHTS ALL COUNTY EMAILS IN WITH AT ANDERSON COUNTY, SC DOT. AS FOR THE VICTIM OF THIS SCAM, BURNS SAYS THE CUSTOMER WAS ASKED TO WIRE $11,000. IT HAPPENED JUST LAST WEEK. OBVIOUSLY, THE PERSON WHO WAS TAKEN BY THIS ONE PARTICULAR ONE THOUGHT THEY WERE DEALING WITH ANDERSON COUNTY IN GOOD FAITH. WHEN THAT MONEY IS PROBABLY SOMEWHERE OVERSEAS AT THIS VERY MOMENT. ANDERSON COUNTY SAYS THE ONLY TIME WIRE PAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED IS FOR LARGE SUMS OF MONEY, BUT THAT IS DONE WITH THE ANDERSON COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE AND INCLUDES A TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION ON THE COUNTY’S FACEBOOK POST ABOUT THIS SCAM, ONE PERSON ASKED, HOW DID THE SCAMMER KNOW THE CUSTOMER WAS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE COUNTY? WELL, RUSTY SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION WAS MADE PUBLIC THROUGH THE COUNTY’S AGENDA IN ANDERSON COUNTY. I’M MAYA PAYTON, WYFF NEWS FOUR. MAYA. THANK YOU. LET’S TURN TO WEATHER NOW AS WE GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FROM OUR LAKE HARTWELL SKYCAM A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE. REALLY PRETTY OUT THERE. METEOROLOGIST DALE GILBERT JOINS US WITH THE AREA’S CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. DALE, IT’S BEEN KIND OF WINDY OUT THERE. YEAH, IT REALLY HAS. WE’VE SEEN WIND GUSTS TODAY OVER 25 MILES AN HOUR AT TIMES. SO IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE ROUGH OUT ON THE WATER FOR FOLKS. BUT YOU KNOW WITH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND COMING UP, A LOT OF FOLKS WILL BE HITTING THE WATER. AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY RIGHT NOW ARE LOOKING GOOD AND THE WINDS ARE GOING TO CALM DOWN. BUT STILL, SEEING A 21 MILE PER HOUR BREEZE IN ANDERSON WITH 82 DEGREES GOT UP TO 83 TODAY, AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80 RANGE. IT WILL BE DROPPING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT DOWN INTO THE 50S FOR THE UPSTATE, AND THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 40S IN A FEW PLACES. SO THAT COOL, DRY AIR MIXING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WILL COOL THINGS DOWN TOMORROW, AND TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL STRUGGLE TO GET INTO THE 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND JUST 70S FOR THE UPSTATE. SO WHILE IT’S STILL BREEZY OUT THIS EVENING, EXPECT THAT TO CALM DOWN OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW BE MORE LIKE 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. SO LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR HD. NOT HAVING TO WORK VERY HARD TONIGHT. IT’S ALL DRY FROM THE MOUNTAINS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE COAST AND WILL STAY THAT WAY THROUGH SATURDAY. BUT THEN THINGS START TO CHANGE. COME SUNDAY, I’LL TAKE THE FUTURE RADAR WITH OUR MAIN REPORT IN A FEW MINUTES, AND SHOW YOU WHICH DAYS WILL BE IMPACTED WITH SHOWERS AGAIN. WHEN WE GET TO THAT, STAY AROUND. DALE. THANK YOU. TONIGHT IN LAKE LURE, THE WORK CONTINUES TO CLEAN UP. NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE HELENE HIT OUR AREA. PART OF THAT EFFORT IS CLEANING UP DEBRIS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS HELPING WITH THAT WORK. THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT LAKE LURE FROM SKY4. THE WORK TO CLEAN THE LAKE IS TAKING PLACE 12 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WITH CREWS PULLING DEBRIS FROM THE LAKE AND DOZENS OF TRUCKS HAULING IT AWAY. THE WORK ALSO REQUIRED LOWERING THE LAKE LEVEL. REY LLERENA HAS MORE NOW FROM LAKE LURE ON HOW THAT CLEANUP IS GOING AND WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY. BEFORE HELENE, THIS LAKE WOULD BE FULL OF BOATERS, SWIMMERS, AND PEOPLE ENJOYING WHAT LAKE LURE HAS TO OFFER IN ORDER TO KEEP CLEANING UP. AFTER THE STORM. THE LAKE HAS BEEN DROPPED TEN FEET SKY4 HOVERING ABOVE AS CREWS ON THE GROUND CLEAN UP DEBRIS AND SEDIMENT FROM LAKE LURE. THE CLEANUP IS GOING MARVELOUSLY. IF YOU REMEMBER FROM WHEN AFTER RIGHT AFTER THE DISASTER, OF COURSE, THERE WAS DEBRIS PILED 50FT HIGH EVEN ABOVE THE LAKE AND IN ALL THE ROADS. MAYOR CAROL PRITCHETT SAYS MORE THAN 1,000,000YD OF DEBRIS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LAKE SO FAR. WE FOUND SOME REFRIGERATORS. WE FOUND PETROLEUM TANKS. WE FOUND ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT THAT HAD COME DOWN THE RIVER FROM ABOVE US. CERTAINLY CHIMNEY ROCK AND ABOVE. PRITCHETT SAYS FEMA HAS COVERED THE COST OF CLEANUP OF THE LAKE. BUT FOR THE REST, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR GRANTS AND HELP FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS. I WILL TELL YOU, THERE’S NO POSSIBLE WAY WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED HERE, THAT A TOWN OF 1400 COULD POSSIBLY AFFORD THAT. AND I THINK, AS YOU WELL KNOW, WE ARE THE SEWER SYSTEM FOR CHIMNEY ROCK AS WELL. PRITCHETT ALSO SAYS THAT SEWER SYSTEM RUNS UNDERNEATH THE LAKE. STATE REPRESENTATIVE JAKE JOHNSON SAYS POST HELENE, 10% OF THE COST HAS TO BE SHARED TO KEEP RECEIVING FEDERAL DOLLARS. I’VE GOT LAKE LURE AND LAKE TAHOMA, JUST THOSE TWO CLEANUP PROJECTS COMBINED. YOU’RE LOOKING AT OVER $300 MILLION JUST FOR THOSE TWO BODIES OF WATER. THE MAYOR SAYS THE DEBRIS AND SEDIMENT IS NOW BEING TRUCKED TO ENOREE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. LAKE LURE OFFICIALS SAY WHILE THE LAKE IS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MORE MONTHS, THE TOWN ITSELF REMAINS OPEN. THEY SAY THEY WILL GET ANOTHER UPDATE FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AS TO WHEN THEY CAN REOPEN THE LAKE AROUND LABOR DAY. REPORTING IN LAKE LURE REY LLERENA WYFF NEWS FOUR. A NOW FORMER CLEMSON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR IS NOW FACING MORE CHARGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. DETECTIVES SAY 46 YEAR-OLD JEFFREY TOWNSEND FACES ANOTHER TEN CHARGES OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR. THAT’S IN ADDITION TO THE TEN CHARGES FROM APRIL. DETECTIVES SAY HE SHARED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL LAST YEAR THROUGH UPLOADS DISCOVERED DURING SPRING BREAK OF THIS YEAR. HE WAS GRANTED A $50,000 BOND THIS MORNING. AUTHORITIES IN FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA, SAY A MAN CALLED 911 ON HIMSELF AFTER LAUNCHING HIS VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO BREAKING INTO A GAS STATION JUST AFTER 1 A.M. WEDNESDAY. POLICE SAY THEY RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A CRASH AT HOLLY SPRINGS PLAZA. WHILE OFFICERS WERE EN ROUTE, THEY RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL ABOUT A BURGLARY ALARM NEAR THE CRASH. OFFICERS SAY A MAN GOING NORTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 441 WENT AIRBORNE AND HIT A CULVERT. AUTHORITIES SAY THE MAN WALKED TO THE INGLES GAS EXPRESS, CALLED 911, AND THEN BROKE THE GLASS DOOR WITH A ROCK AND RANSACKED THE PLACE. HE WAS TAKEN TO MISSION HOSPITAL. POLICE SAY CHARGES ARE PENDING. TWO SCDOT WORKERS WERE HURT WHILE WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IN LAURENS COUNTY. TROOPERS SAY IT HAPPENED AROUND 830 YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER SIDESWIPED AN SCDOT TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED NEAR MILE MARKER 58. TROOPERS SAY THE WORKERS WERE OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WERE HIT BY DEBRIS. WE’RE TOLD BOTH WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER, LLOYD CLARKSON, WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER LANE. IN A VOTE EARLY THIS MORNING, THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED WHAT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLS THE ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BUDGET BILL BY ONE VOTE. THE FINAL TALLY WAS 215 TO 214. TWO REPUBLICANS, TOM MASSIE AND WARREN DAVIDSON, JOINED ALL DEMOCRATS IN VOTING AGAINST IT, WHILE REPUBLICAN ANDY HARRIS CAST A PRESENT VOTE. THERE WERE ALSO TWO NON-VOTES. THE LEGISLATION WOULD EXTEND THE PRESIDENT’S EXPIRING 2017 TAX CUTS, CONTAINS INCREASES IN SPENDING FOR THE U.S. MILITARY AND THE PRESIDENT’S MASS DEPORTATION PLANS. IT ALSO FULFILLS TWO OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN PROMISES ELIMINATING TAXES ON TIPS AND OVERTIME WORK. THE BILL ALSO SLASHES SPENDING IN OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CUTS TO MEDICAID AND THE SNAP PROGRAM. AS THE BILL HEADS TO THE SENATE, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM SAYS HE DOESN’T THINK THE CUTS ARE DEEP ENOUGH. SO LET’S DON’T GET HIGH ON OUR HORSE HERE THAT WE’VE SOMEHOW MADE SOME MAJOR ADVANCEMENT OF REDUCING SPENDING BECAUSE WE DIDN’T. THE BILL WOULD ALSO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING BY $4 TRILLION. WE WILL HAVE MORE COVERAGE ON THE BUDGET BILL COMI
‘Violent Rampage:’ Family dispute leads to murder of South Carolina business owner, sheriff says
Updated: 9:57 PM EDT May 22, 2025
A man is facing over a dozen charges including murder after a family dispute turned into a “violent rampage” that resulted in the murder of a business owner from Rock Hill, South Carolina.Just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, deputies of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home in the 1100 block of Memorial Park Road in Lancaster, South Carolina, regarding a shooting.According to deputies, 52-year-old Roger Ledell Baskins of Lancaster and Charlotte, North Carolina, had been temporarily living at the home, which was owned by his relatives.Deputies said an argument occurred between Baskins and some of his family members, which led to Baskins pulling out a pistol. Baskins threatened a family member with it before firing several shots into another family member’s car in the yard. He then used a car battery to smash windows out of the car he shot and a car belonging to a third family member. Evidence of the shooting was recovered at the scene. No one was injured during this incident, according to deputies.After the incident, Baskins left the scene on foot. Family members went looking for him at places they thought he might be and spotted him on Willow Lake Road in the city of Lancaster. The family reported his location to the Lancaster Police Department, and officers found Baskins in a yard on North Willow Lake Road. Baskins ran but was chased and captured. Witnesses reported that Baskins drove to North Willow Lake Road in a burgundy 1997 Toyota 4-Runner, which was also on scene. Officers ran the tag on the 4-Runner and found that it is owned by a 65-year-old man from Rock Hill.The Rock Hill Police Department officers checked his address in Rock Hill and made contact with the man’s wife, who had been unable to contact the man by phone. She told the officers the man operates a business on Memorial Park Road a short distance from the home where the family disturbance occurred. Sheriff’s deputies checked the business and found the man lying dead on the ground just inside the doorway. Authorities believe the man died from an apparent gunshot wound after he was robbed.When Baskins was detained, he was found to be in possession of documents belonging to the man. A pistol was also found in the 4-Runner. Crime scene investigators and the coroner responded to the scene and collected evidence from the business. Evidence indicates Baskins arrived at the man’s business sometime after 7 p.m.Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese identified the victim as Charles Wilburn Presler.Baskins was arrested and transported to the Lancaster County Detention Center. Baskins has been charged with the following:MurderArmed robberySecond-degree burglaryGrand larceny between $2,000 and $10,000Three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crimePossession of a firearm or ammunition by a person convicted of certain crimesTwo counts of pointing and presenting a firearmBreach of peace of a high and aggravated natureMalicious injury to personal property between $2,000 and $10,000Malicious injury to personal property under $2,000Baskins was denied bond by a magistrate Thursday afternoon.”We might never know what set Baskins off, but for about an hour and a half he was on a violent rampage in our community,” said Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the murder victim’s family and friends. I’m thankful Baskins’ family members alerted police to his location, and I appreciate the quick action taken by the Lancaster Police Department officers who chased Baskins down and took him into custody. Our community was not safe as long as Baskins was on the run.”Anyone with information about this or any other case should call the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office at 803-283-3388 and select Option 4.
A man is facing over a dozen charges including murder after a family dispute turned into a “violent rampage” that resulted in the murder of a business owner from Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, deputies of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home in the 1100 block of Memorial Park Road in Lancaster, South Carolina, regarding a shooting.
According to deputies, 52-year-old Roger Ledell Baskins of Lancaster and Charlotte, North Carolina, had been temporarily living at the home, which was owned by his relatives.
Deputies said an argument occurred between Baskins and some of his family members, which led to Baskins pulling out a pistol. Baskins threatened a family member with it before firing several shots into another family member’s car in the yard. He then used a car battery to smash windows out of the car he shot and a car belonging to a third family member.
Evidence of the shooting was recovered at the scene. No one was injured during this incident, according to deputies.
After the incident, Baskins left the scene on foot. Family members went looking for him at places they thought he might be and spotted him on Willow Lake Road in the city of Lancaster.
The family reported his location to the Lancaster Police Department, and officers found Baskins in a yard on North Willow Lake Road. Baskins ran but was chased and captured.
Witnesses reported that Baskins drove to North Willow Lake Road in a burgundy 1997 Toyota 4-Runner, which was also on scene. Officers ran the tag on the 4-Runner and found that it is owned by a 65-year-old man from Rock Hill.
The Rock Hill Police Department officers checked his address in Rock Hill and made contact with the man’s wife, who had been unable to contact the man by phone. She told the officers the man operates a business on Memorial Park Road a short distance from the home where the family disturbance occurred.
Sheriff’s deputies checked the business and found the man lying dead on the ground just inside the doorway. Authorities believe the man died from an apparent gunshot wound after he was robbed.
When Baskins was detained, he was found to be in possession of documents belonging to the man. A pistol was also found in the 4-Runner.
Crime scene investigators and the coroner responded to the scene and collected evidence from the business. Evidence indicates Baskins arrived at the man’s business sometime after 7 p.m.
Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese identified the victim as Charles Wilburn Presler.
Baskins was arrested and transported to the Lancaster County Detention Center. Baskins has been charged with the following:
- Murder
- Armed robbery
- Second-degree burglary
- Grand larceny between $2,000 and $10,000
- Three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime
- Possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person convicted of certain crimes
- Two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm
- Breach of peace of a high and aggravated nature
- Malicious injury to personal property between $2,000 and $10,000
- Malicious injury to personal property under $2,000
Baskins was denied bond by a magistrate Thursday afternoon.
“We might never know what set Baskins off, but for about an hour and a half he was on a violent rampage in our community,” said Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the murder victim’s family and friends. I’m thankful Baskins’ family members alerted police to his location, and I appreciate the quick action taken by the Lancaster Police Department officers who chased Baskins down and took him into custody. Our community was not safe as long as Baskins was on the run.”
Anyone with information about this or any other case should call the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office at 803-283-3388 and select Option 4.