{"id":1963116,"date":"2023-07-03T09:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-make-arrest-after-discovering-what-was-inside-barrel-floating-on-lake\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T09:53:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T13:53:58","slug":"police-make-arrest-after-discovering-what-was-inside-barrel-floating-on-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-make-arrest-after-discovering-what-was-inside-barrel-floating-on-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest made after finding suspicious contents in floating barrel on lake."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-make-arrest-after-discovering-what-was-inside-barrel-floating-on-lake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1963116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Human Remains Found in Barrel Floating on South Carolina Lake<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking discovery, South Carolina law enforcement has arrested a suspect after uncovering human remains in Lake Thicketty. The remains were found inside a barrel, adding a chilling twist to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Cherokee County Sheriff\u2019s Office and coroner were called to the scene of a boat ramp on Thursday after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-make-arrest-after-discovering-what-was-inside-barrel-floating-on-lake\/\" title=\"Police arrest made after finding suspicious contents in floating barrel on lake.\">partially submerged object caught<\/a> their attention. Upon closer inspection, they found the barrel near the shore and made a grisly discovery when they opened it &#8211; human remains.<\/p>\n<p>Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler described the situation, stating, \u201cDeputies found the barrel near the shore and upon opening it found human remains.\u201d Foul play is suspected in this case, adding an element of mystery to the already disturbing find.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cDeputies found the barrel near the shore and upon opening it found human remains,\u201d Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler wrote in a news release on Friday.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZyC2iEWzWn\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZyC2iEWzWn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC 13 News \u2013 WSET (@ABC13News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC13News\/status\/1675621619019010048?\">July 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Further investigation revealed that the body had been in the container for a significant period of time. The deceased has been identified as Jeffrey Sutphin, a 56-year-old amputee who used a prosthetic leg.<\/p>\n<p>Sutphin had been reported missing on June 15, and now his remains have been tragically found in the barrel floating on the lake. The investigation has led to the arrest of Eric Shawn Fetzer, 25, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-big-guy-says-hunter-has-done-nothing-wrong\/\" title=\"Big guy defends Hunter's innocence.\">facing criminal charges related<\/a> to the destruction, desecration, or removal of human remains.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Man charged after body found in barrel floating in Upstate lake\u2026.<br \/>\nLaw enforcement in Cherokee County and the Spartanburg County Coroner\u2019s Office are investigating after human remains were found in a barrel floating in Lake Thicketty on Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2NvMlbShaU\">pic.twitter.com\/2NvMlbShaU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Traci Young Fant (@Fantastik1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fantastik1\/status\/1675304082045542402?\">July 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sheriff Steve Mueller assured the public that his deputies are actively investigating the barrel and pursuing leads. He stated, \u201cWe\u2019ve still got about four investigators out working, as we speak, running down some leads and some information on this case. It\u2019s developing fairly well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This case is part of an ongoing investigation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trumps-lawyers-offer-former-presidents-answer-to-impeachment-article-on-incitement-of-insurrection\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump\u2019s Lawyers Offer Former President\u2019s Answer To Impeachment Article On Incitement Of Insurrection\">led law enforcement<\/a> to search for human remains in the area. Responsibility for the investigation has since been transferred to the Spartanburg County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies anticipate making additional arrests in connection to this disturbing case. Eric Shawn Fetzer is currently being held on a $5,000 surety bond.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation unfolds, the community remains on edge, grappling with the unsettling discovery that has shaken their peaceful surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-make-arrest-discovering-inside-barrel-floating-lake\/\">Police Make Arrest After Discovering What Was Inside Barrel Floating on Lake<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a suspect in custody after human remains were uncovered in Lake Thicketty. The discovery of a barrel containing the remains prompted the involvement of the Cherokee County Sheriff\u2019s Office and coroner. Responding to a report at a boat ramp, deputies located the partially submerged object and initiated an investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":666,"featured_media":1963117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1963117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}