Drugs, Guns and a truck on fire. Investigators say a drug deal turned deadly leading to the deaths of two men from North Carolina.
The two men were shot at home on Jumping Branch Road in Cherokee County around 24 to 36 hours before their bodies were found inside the burning truck in York County, Thursday night.
After 24 long hours of police work, Cherokee County Sheriff, Steve Mueller, says their two killers are off the streets.
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“He’s a bad guy. I’m glad he is off our streets. Unfortunately, two innocent persons had to lose their life as a result of this man,” said Mueller.
That man is Steven Eugene Parker. Investigators say he and Donald Creswell Jr. Were dealing drugs and attempting to make a sale in North Carolina before bringing it to the home.
“We believe it was a drug deal that went bad,” said Mueller.
They say Parker shot the two men inside the home. He’s charged with two counts of murder along with Creswell Jr.
“It was pretty brutal the way these guys were murdered and how their bodies were disposed of,” said Mueller.
Thursday night, a pickup truck was spotted on fire in york county. Two men were inside shot to death.
Cherokee county deputies didn’t know at the time they had one suspect, Donald Creswell, in custody on a separate drug charge. They picked him up during a search warrant based on a tip that a murder had taken place days earlier on Jumping Branch Road. Then all the pieces fell in place.
“Had that tipster not called in, that’s what led us to go that home to make that initial inquiry. Had we not received that tip, we may not had even realized we had a murder occur here,” Mueller explained.
Murder warrants were served Friday morning and they spent the day attempting to locate Parker.
“They made a very diligent effort to locate Mr. Parker due to his violent past,” said Mueller.
Though they wouldn’t reveal the extend of his record because he was a juvenile, they say the citizens of the county can rest better.
“Hopefully he will never see the other side of the bars again,” said Mueller.
There are still many questions left in this case and more arrests are expected. The main question is how were the bodies moved to York County and who helped.
Meanwhile, the York County Coroner’s office has not yet released the names of the victims until all family can be notified.
