SC) Two intruders shot by store owner 04-26-05

SC) Two intruders shot by store owner 04-26-05
Date: Apr 26, 2005 8:52 PM
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Men shot, arrested after store burglary
By Betsy Gilliland | South Carolina Bureau

AIKEN -- The Aiken County Sheriff's Office said today that it will seek
warrants for the arrest of two Trenton. S.C., men in connection with a
convenience store burglary Monday night.

Efrem L. Nipper, 37, of Jacob Mackie Road, and Trah Best, 25, of Lloyd
Road, will face charges of second-degree burglary, sheriff's Lt. Michael
Frank said in a news release.

Robert McFerrin, the owner of Twin Lakes Food Mart at 1230 Bettis
Academy Road, shot both men with a shotgun after they kicked open the
front door of the store and tried to remove seven cases of beer at about
10:45 p.m., police said.

"Although the victim was defending his property, we still have to check
with the Solicitor's Office for guidance in this case,"
Sheriff Michael Hunt said in a statement.
Deputies found one of the men lying on the ground. He had a gunshot
wound to the left shoulder, Lt. Frank said.

The Aiken Bloodhound Team traced the second man to a car, which he had
driven to Edgefield County. He called 911 to report that he had been
shot, police said.

Aiken and Edgefield County Emergency Medical Services took the men to
Medical College of Georgia Hospital.