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  Trenton man charged with murder web posted July 23, 2008  EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield County Sheriff’s
Office has made an arrest in the June 22 murder of 60-year-old Raymond
Merriweather. Mr. Merriweather’s body was found that Sunday afternoon
when his wife returned from church. Phillip Anthony Merriweather, 30,
has been charged with one count of murder in the crime. The
investigation is continuing.The scene, according to earlier reports, was covered in blood, and several lacerations and abrasions to Mr. Merriwetheater’s face indicate a violent altercation. A stick, which also had bloodstains, was recovered from the home. Merriweather’s body was found with his hands tied behind his back with a phone cord and he was shot twice in the head with a .38 caliber weapon. Both bullets have been recovered. Additional ammunition found at the home was also taken into evidence for comparison. Results from the SLED forensic investigation on the evidence was returned to the Sheriff’s Investigators this week, prompting the murder charge.  Merriweather
has been held without bond at the Edgefield County
Detention Center on charges of disorderly conduct and assault and
battery of a high and aggravated nature scine the day of the murder.
Those charges stem from an
incident that occurred the day of the murder as family and friends
gathered across the street after the murder and tempers flared and
Phillip Merriweather is said to have struck a woman.The nature of the evidence was not included in a press release from the Sheriff’s Office. Information gathered by EdgefieldDaily.com during the investigation is reported below during our ongoing coverage of the killing. Related stories: Trenton man found murdered Sunday afternoon - 6/22/08 Murder investigation continues - 6/23/08 No suspect named in Sunday’s murder - 6/24/08 No suspect named one week after murder, victim’s son still in custody - 6/30/08 ©
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