NEWBERRY COUNTY — A truck stolen by a burglary suspect on Feb. 9 has been recovered but the search for the suspect continues.
Sheriff Lee Foster said that Toby Butlar Boyd, 43, fled on foot after being stopped Feb. 9 while driving a stolen truck pulling a stolen camper in Newberry County on Mt. Bethel Garmany Road.
Boyd stole a blue 1966 GMC pick-up truck from a home near Keitt’s Crossroads and used that truck to flee the area.
The truck was recovered around 3 a.m. Tuesday by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office in the parking lot of a business on Martintown Road in North Augusta. No one was around the truck when it was located. The truck was not damaged and has been returned to the owner.
“Sheriff Mike Hunt and the entire Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has investigators regularly with our agency and actively seeking Boyd,” said Foster. “We are blessed to have such a great working relationship with Sheriff Hunt and his staff because these cases require a solid working relationship with other agencies.”
Authorities suspect that Boyd returned to the Aiken/Augusta area because of his ties there. Investigators from the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, North Augusta Police Department, and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are assisting in the search for Boyd.
Boyd is suspected of being involved in several burglaries including Newberry, Saluda, Aiken, McCormick, Edgefield, and Lexington counties. He has prior burglary convictions. Boyd is a flight risk and could be armed.
“We are using many resources to track this suspect,” said Foster. “We believe that the public will be instrumental in taking this suspect into custody because of his movements throughout many counties. If you see this man, please call 911 immediately. He is a threat and a danger to the safety of the people and property of every community he enters.”