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A usually quiet RV park in Barnwell was visited by law enforcement three times last week.
On Saturday, April 6, Barnwell County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) deputies served a search warrant on a camper located in the Normanville RV Park on Hwy. 278. This resulted in the arrest of Tiffany Ray, William Crosby, Charles Ray, Carl Still, Joshua Still, Alicia Hilton and Amanda Wood. All were charged with drug related charges, according to BCSO.
On Wednesday, April 10, the owner of a neighboring RV in the same park found two people inside his RV. The RV owner, who does not live there full time, had gone to his property to meet a deputy to check his property in light of the arrests made at the neighboring camper.
The male and female suspects fled the RV before deputies arrived, but not before a brief interaction occurred with others at the park. Deputies found drugs and weapons belonging to the suspects. A perimeter was established and the sheriff's office's dog team was called in to help track the suspects. The female suspect, Adrianna Morse, 36, was located Wednesday evening in a neighborhood, but the male suspect evaded capture. Morse was arrested in conjunction with a burglary, according to BCSO.
Deputies responded back to the same RV park on Thursday, April 11 after the male suspect, Daniel Kevin Hutto, 35, was spotted there. Once again, Hutto ran off. The dog team and numerous law enforcement officers responded to track the suspect along with assistance from other county officials. The S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) also sent their helicopter to assist.
At the time of the April 11 incident, Sheriff Steve Griffith asked "everybody to stay out of the 278 area (near the RV park),” due to the amount of law enforcement who were working to track the suspect.
On April 13, BCSO announced an arrest warrant has been issued for first degree burglary for Hutto, who was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jeans, and brown boots.
On April 15 around 4 p.m., law enforcement was alerted of Hutto’s presence at an Aiken emergency room.
He was arrested and charged with Burglary 1st degree, Burglary 2nd degree violent and Assault and Battery. SLED Fugitive Team and the Aiken County Sheriff's Office assisted with apprehending Hutto.
