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Newberry County Coroner's Office
Tuesday April 12th, 2016 :: 09:14 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Body Found on Roadside Identified

Newberry County Coroner Craig Newton has released the identity of a man found dead on the shoulder of US Hwy 176. Jesse O. Sanders, a 62 year old resident of Whitmire, was found by a passing motorist at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Monday morning near Kings Creek on US Highway 176. An autopsy was ordered by the Coroner and was performed in Newberry on Tuesday morning. Deputy Coroner John Pollard indicated that multiple gunshot wounds caused the death of Mr. Sanders and that the incident has been ruled as a homicide. The case is actively being investigated by the Newberry Sheriff's Department, S.L.E.D., Whitmire Police Department, and the Newberry Coroner's Office.

Address/Location
Newberry County Coroner's Office
550 Wilson Rd
Newberry, SC 29108

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 803-405-7790

Craig Newton
Newberry County Coroner's Office
[email protected]
803-405-7790

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