Clark
NEWBERRY — A Chapin man has been arrested in connection to a homicide and kidnapping that occurred in the City of Newberry on the night of Sept. 4.
David Ray Clark, 53, was taken to the Newberry County Detention Center where he has been charged with murder, two counts of kidnapping, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes, armed robbery and unlawfully placing a child at risk of harm.
On Friday morning, the Newberry Police Department received a call about a person being shot in the College Park Apartment complex and a woman and child being forced into a vehicle. Upon arrival at the residence, officers had to make forced entry into the apartment. Once inside, they found a male victim deceased on the floor with an apparent gunshot wound.
With the help of Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect and kidnapped victims were located in Chapin and transported back to Newberry by investigators from the Newberry Police Department and Newberry County Sheriff’s Office.
Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece identified the victim as 53-year-old, Dexter Tobias Gary, Sr. of Pomaria as the victim found deceased at 3021 College Park Drive.
City of Newberry Police Chief Kevin Goodman said that this investigation covered several counties, and thanked investigators from the Newberry Police Department, Newberry County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), and Lexington County for their hard work in this case. Goodman asks anyone with any additional information in this homicide to call Midlands Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC or the Newberry Police Department.
This incident is being investigated by the Newberry Police Department, Newberry County Coroner’s Office, SLED, and the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office.