Police officer and two others arrested in Georgetown County

By Eric Walters
WBTW News 13 Managing Editor
Published: October 10, 2008

Georgetown County Sheriff’s Deputies and members of the Organized Crime Bureau arrested an Andrews police officer and two others for various crimes.

According to a press release, 22-year-old Martin Grice of Jackson Village Road, Georgetown, 30-year-old Patrick Cumbee of Freddie Lane, Andrews, and 26-year-old Dedrick

McCray of Spruce Street, Andrews were arrested Wednesday afternoon. 

Grice, a Georgetown County Detention Center Correctional Officer, was charged with Misconduct in Office and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Cumbee, an Andrews Police Officer,

was charged with Misconduct in Office and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, and McCray, owner of a chop shop, was charged with Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Chop Shop, and

Receiving Stolen Goods.

The release stated the investigation began Monday, October 6, 2008, when members of the OCB received information from a Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office employee that Grice

was attempting to sell a stolen motorcycle.

Once members of the OCB received this information they, along with sheriff’s investigators, discovered that Grice sold the motorcycle to Cumbee. 

As the investigation continued, sheriff’s investigators, members of the OCB and members of the Andrews Police Department found that Cumbee purchased the motorcycle from

Grice and took the motorcycle to McCray’s chop shop for alleged mechanical work.

Police say when the investigation led to the whereabouts of the motorcycle and other valuable evidence, a search warrant was obtained for McCray’s residence to retrieve the

motorcycle. 

During the execution of the search warrant, members of the OCB and sheriff’s investigators located the motorcycle in addition to other motorcycles.  At that point, another search

warrant was obtained for the additional motorcycles.

The three suspects turned themselves in at the sheriff’s office where they were arrested and transported to the Georgetown County Detention Center. 

All three are currently awaiting a bond hearing.