How law enforcement apprehended an armed Tyler Terry
Chester County, SC - Tyler Terry could have been anywhere and had a gun loaded with something he had just stolen. He was in Missouri when he allegedly killed two people on May 15. He was last seen in South Carolina after a police search and brief shootout. On May 23, police there said they surrounded him.
Monday was relieved because you could see Terry in the back of a pickup truck after his arrest. You can see him talking to four tactical officers who had just caught him.
"He spoke very well. You know, obviously, he was tired and thirsty and I talked to him and asked if he was alright and he was completely chopped, he had insect bites, his clothes were torn. Are. He's tired, "said Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey.
Dorsey described the amazing effort of the hundreds of officers who encamped in Terry's occupied territory. Officers who had not seen their family in days.
"Think of these cops who do so much for people they don't even know," he said.
Officers knew that Terry was armed, as he had been seen carrying a loaded gun a few days earlier. They also knew that he was able to survive on the streets or in the open.
"He was homeless at some time of his life. At some point, he would live in the wilderness," said Sheriff Dorsey, for a month at a time.
Terry allegedly began his murderous violence on May 2 in York, South Carolina, with his girlfriend Adrian Simpson. Thomas Hardin, a trans woman, and once reported to be romantically involved with Terry, was murdered.
On May 15, Terry and Simpson drove by car to St. Louis County, where Barbara Goodkin and Dr. Sergei Zacharev were killed. On May 20, authorities in South Carolina found the body of Simpson's husband, Eugene, who is also believed to have been murdered by Tyler Terry.
As of Saturday, May 23, the duties of the Chester County Sheriff believed that they surrounded Terry in the woods. The day-long tweets warned nearby residents to "keep firearms safe, lock their doors" and "report suspicious activity around any trash or barn."
Sheriff Dorsey said, "We believed he was in our bubble and he was. He was in our bubble the whole time."
The sheriff said that Terry had no shoes and was hiding in long weeds dressed in black. No casualties were reported during his arrest.
"The officers just got a shot of adrenaline in their arm," Dorsey said.
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell announced two more surprises, reading 14 criminal charges, including two murder charges against Terry and Simpson.
Bell said Barbara Goodkin's husband was also shot on May 15, which his cellphone placed in his chest pocket.
Bell also confirmed what FOX 2 first reported on Friday about a random shooting at an interstate driver. Bell said Terry fired 10 shots at a man driving on I-170 May 15, striking the victim's car three times, but the driver was not hurt.
Bell said South Carolina's allegations are serious enough that Terry and Simpson will never, if ever, be extradited to Missouri charges.