Man held in Warrenville murder
An Aiken County man is being held at the Aiken County detention center for murder in connection with the death of a 68-year-old Warrenville man.
Pete Joel Williams, 32, was arrested Friday night.
John Barrs, 68, died from a severe head injury from blunt force trauma, which was caused by an unknown weapon, said Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton.
"It appeared that Mr. Barrs died between 8 p.m. (Thursday) and early Friday morning," Carlton said.
A caretaker, Tina Cooper, looked after him.
Carlton said Cooper found the body.
About 8:15 a.m. Friday, she walked to his residence and noticed the front door was "unsecured." She went inside and found Barrs lying face down in blood.
She yelled for help and a neighbor entered the man's home with her.
Cooper rolled him over to see whether he was breathing while a neighbor called 911.
He was not breathing.
When deputies arrived, they searched the home and determined that no one else was at the residence.
There were no signs of forced entry, according to the report.
Deputies have not said whether anything was stolen from the residence nor have they explained what might be a motive for the crime.
Contact Karen Daily at kdaily@aikenstandard.com.
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