A search warrant was executed Friday morning and two people are in custody in the Heather Elvis disappearance case.
The Horry County Police Department executed a warrant at a home on S.C. 814, just off S.C. 544, confirmed Horry County Lt. Robert Kegler. Records show it is the residence of Sidney Moorer and Tammy Caison Moorer. Members of the police department, along with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, the U.S. Marshal Service and the S.C. Highway Patrol executed the warrant, according to a press release.
Two people were taken into custody without incident about 7:30 a.m. Friday, according to Kegler. Charges have not been filed, according to the Horry County Sheriff's Office website, and The Sun News does not identify people until charges have been filed.
"We are here because of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Heather Elvis," he said, adding only police were in the home.
According to the release, “The search warrant was executed in an attempt to identify potential evidence based on new information obtained through expert analysis of previously seized surveillance tapes in the area along with financial discrepancies filed with the state of South Carolina on behalf of the occupants of the residence.”
When asked about the financial discrepancy mentioned in the press release, Kegler said the U.S. Attorney General's Office is on scene and would elaborate further. Kegler said the surveillance cameras has to do with the cameras throughout the Socastee area.
"The surveillance cameras that we're speaking of have nothing to do with this property," he said. "Those were previously seized surveillance cameras during the course of the investigation from December on, throughout the Socastee area."
Sidney Moorer's truck was removed from the property as part of the investigation late Friday morning.
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mobile command center now at staging area where search warrant is being executed in #heatherelvis case #myr http://ift.tt/1f4JId2
— Kicks! (@MBkicks) February 21, 2014Heather Elvis was last seen Dec. 17 and was last heard from in phone calls early Dec. 18, police records show. She was reported missing when her car was found at the Peachtree Boat landing Dec. 19. The home on S.C. 814 is less than five miles from where Elvis was last seen.
A tent will be set up in front of River City Cafe next to the swingbridge in Socastee from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 p.m. Sunday to take tips and hand out flyers about Elvis' disappearance. Call 997-4750 for more information.
Contact JASON M. RODRIGUEZ at 626-0301 or follow him at http://ift.tt/1m6ocMg.
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