Found Deceased SC - Chester “Rock” Stavis, 31, Sumpter, Sumpter County, 15 Nov 2018 *ARRESTS*

[cybervampira]

Sumter Police Department

MISSING MAN: Family members and police need your help to find Chester "Rock" Stavis.

Stavis, 31, was last seen Thursday leaving his home in the 100 block of Albert Spears Drive.

Family members said it is out of character for Stavis to not go to work and no one to their knowledge has heard from him.

Stavis is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs about 165 lbs., bald and has brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a light-blue shirt with orange vertical stripes.

Anyone who may have seen him or might have information about his location is asked to call the Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700. Always dial 911 in case of an emergency.



Police searching for missing Sumter man

 

[GraceG]

Based on about 20 arrests including multiple weapons charges, sale and manufacturing of drugs, burglary and attempted murder/murder, he's either hiding or met with foul play based on his habits and associates. (www.searchquarry.com) This mugshot from a 2016 DUI is a lot better picture. He's still someone's family and I hope he is found safely.

 

[doodles1211]

https://southcarolina.arrests.org/Arrests/Chester_Stavis_29588664/

Nothing came up for me at the link Grace had posted...

 

[doodles1211]

Here is public access for court records in SC...

Public Index Search

 

[iulia]

Body of missing Sumter man found, police say

SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WACH) – The body of a Sumter man missing since last week has been found, according to the Sumter Police Department.

 

[cybervampira]

Sumter missing person’s case becomes homicide investigation

A Sumter missing person’s case has turned into a homicide according to investigators with the Sumter Police Department.

On November 26th an autopsy performed in Charleston revealed that Chester "Rock" Stavis, 31, was shot before his body was discovered last week.

Chester "Rock" Stavis, 31, (Source: SPD)
Stavis was discovered on November 21st in a stream near Rast and Dicks Street.

It is unknown if he was shot at the scene or at another location.

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Officers are searching for Carter Wilson Strother, 70, and believe he has information that could help in the investigation.

Strother is described as a male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs about 200 lbs, gray hair, and brown eyes.

Carter Strother, 70, (Source: SPD)

 

[cybervampira]

Sumter Police Department

Gunshot wound led to death of man reported missing

SUMTER, SC (Nov. 27, 2018) – What started as a missing person case is being investigated by the Sumter Police Department as a homicide.

An autopsy performed Monday in Charleston determined that Chester “Rock” Stavis, was shot before his body was found last week.

Stavis, 31, of Albert Spears Drive, was located at about 9:30 a.m. Nov. 21, in a stream near Rast and Dicks streets. It is unclear whether he was shot at the scene or at another location in the city or county.

Family members reported Stavis missing after they had not seen or heard from him since Nov. 15 when he left his home.

Police have learned that Stavis was with an acquaintance later that day.

Officers are looking for Carter Wilson Strother, 70, of 4291 Wrangler Trail. Strother, who is known to frequent the U.S. 15 South area of the county, may have information that could help in the investigation. He is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs about 200 lbs. and has gray hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about Strother’s whereabouts or in the shooting death of Stavis is asked to call the Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700 or Crime Stoppers at
1-888-CRIME-SC.

A cash reward may be available for information leading to an arrest.

Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by logging onto www.P3tips.com and clicking on the “Submit a New Tip” tab or by downloading the new P3 Tips app for Apple and Android devices.

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Approved for media release by Chief Russell F. Roark, III

 

[CaliRoses]

Person of interest arrested:

Person of interest in death of Sumter man arrested on unrelated charges, deputies say

 

[cybervampira]

Family, friends and the Sumter Police Dept. searching for who killed Chester 'Rock' Stavis

The dreams of finding her brother, Chester ‘Rock’ Stavis, dead in a shallow waterway in Sumter still haunts Katana Thomas.

“We can’t sleep at night, missing meals, it really hurts," Thomas said. "It seems so unreal. I have flashbacks, just to see to really see him face down in the water. just there like he’s nothing."

Thomas says things have been hard for the family since the death of her brother Chester ‘Rock’ Stavis. She and her family found him floating face down in a waterway November. 21, near Rast and Dicks streets in Sumter, just days after he had been reported missing.

An autopsy determined he had been shot to death, but where, when and why are still not known.

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[cybervampira]

Deputies: Two men charged in the murder of a missing Sumter man - ABC Columbia Deputies: Two men charged in the murder of a missing Sumter man

Two men have been charged with murder the November shooting death of Chester “Rock” Stavis.

Parrish Raquan Pollard, 21, and Madison Jared Scriven, 34, were taken into custody early Thursday morning and charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.



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Tips received help identify the suspects. According to statements, Stavis’ death was the result of a robbery gone bad.

Pollard is additionally charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Pollard and Scriven are being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.