The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 77-year-old Seabrook man following an incident Sunday morning in which multiple shots were fired inside a residence and toward responding law enforcement officers.
At approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call regarding an individual experiencing an altered mental status at a residence on H E Wilson Lane in Seabrook.
While en route, deputies learned the individual was armed with a firearm and had discharged the weapon several times inside the residence. Upon arrival, deputies were able to safely evacuate two individuals from inside the home. The armed individual continued discharging the firearm inside the residence and toward responding law enforcement officers.
With the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office special teams, deputies were able to take the individual into custody. He was subsequently transported to an area hospital.
On the afternoon of Monday, Oct. 19, Jewell Marion Proctor, 77, of Seabrook, was arrested and booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center on the following charges:
- Seven counts of attempted murder
- Possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime
- Discharging a firearm into a dwelling
- Domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature
- Aggravated breach of peace
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office appreciates the assistance of the Beaufort Police Department and Bluffton Police Department during this incident.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or other suspicious or criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office nonemergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777.
