Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Beaufort, County, SC: Suspect in Aiken arson dead in SC coastal home

Authorities say an Aiken County man wanted in a weekend arson has been found dead after a fire in a Beaufort County home.

The victim was identified as 41-year-old Joe Travis Pryor. His body was found Sunday after firefighters put out a fire at a home in the Beaufort County community of Seabrook.

Aiken County authorities think Pryor earlier Sunday burned the Aiken home where his estranged wife lived. The couple were going through a divorce. No one was in the Aiken home at the time.

An incident report said Pryor reportedly told neighbors Saturday he was going to harm himself. Authorities are awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death.

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