Warrant: Inman Broke Radio To Fashion Knife
Jailers Say Knife Was Meant For Them
POSTED: 8:59 am EDT June 30,
2008
UPDATED: 10:44 am EDT June 30,
2008
PICKENS, S.C. -- A man charged with murder in the strangulation death of a Clemson student may have fashioned a knife to harm his jailers, according to a warrant in the inmate’s file.Jerry Buck Inman is charged with rape, kidnapping and murder in the May 2006 death of 20-year-old Tiffany Souers.Investigators said Inman used a bikini top to strangle her inside her off-campus apartment.For two years, Inman has been in a private cell in Pickens County awaiting trial. A warrant in his file said that detention officers found the remnants of a radio and what they said was a plastic homemade knife.The knife was designed for the solitary purpose of inflicting injury to an officer, according to the warrant.In May, a judge denied Inman’s request for a change of venue. In September, Inman’s request to plead guilty but have his sentence decided by a jury was also denied.
Previous Stories:
- May 9, 2008: Inman Denied Change Of Venue
- September 12, 2007: Pretrial Motions Scheduled Friday In Souers Case
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