Four arrested in deadly Newberry County shooting on Green Meadows Drive

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. — Four people have been arrested in the death of Kier Leon Marsh and the wounding of another person on Green Meadows Drive in Newberry County on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Two others were arrested for harboring a fugitive during the investigation.

Deputies arrested Glazariq Diaz Garcia, 20, and Matthew Neal Epps, 24, in an operation on Folk Road in Newberry on Friday afternoon.

Austin Adam George Stanley, 20, of Whitmire, was arrested in Myrtle Beach during a Friday night operation. Danny Isaiah Gray, 24, also from Whitmire, was arrested on Mill Street in Whitmire by Sheriff’s Deputies, SLED Agents, and Whitmire Police.

All are charged with murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, burglary 1st, kidnapping, and conspiracy.

During the arrest of Gray, two people were arrested for hiding him from law enforcement. Parrish Jeral McWatters, 34, and Stephanie Heather Mayer, 28, both of Whitmire, were arrested after being asked if Gray was inside their home. Gray was located hiding under a pile of clothes inside a Mill Street residence.

During the same operation, a Newberry County deputy received injuries after being bitten by a pit bull. Three minor children were located within the residence. McWatters and Mayer were charged with hindering law enforcement officers and unlawful neglect of a child.

It is alleged that Garcia went to the Green Meadows Drive location and occupied the two residents. Epps, Stanley, and Gray came to the residence a short time later wearing ski masks, forced their way into the house and began assaulting the residents, with the intent of robbing them of their property.

During the assault, the owner of the residence and his house guest, Marsh, were wounded.

Marsh succumbed to his wounds at the property and the property owner was transported to a trauma center. It is not believed that anything was stolen during this violent robbery attempt.

Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster described the crime as a “senseless act of violence” with one person dead, another “grievously injured” and six people “have had their lives altered for absolutely nothing.”