SPARTANBURG, S.C (WSPA) – Two years after she went lacking in Anderson County, Alexis Ware, nonetheless has not been discovered, and her household believes Anderson County now not has the sources to proceed the investigation into her disappearance.
“To not be disrespectful to Anderson County however the household believes that they’ve dropped the ball on this,” mentioned Bruce Wilson, an advocate for the household. “They actually they don’t have the sources.”
Wilson added the household believes there’s a prison aspect to her disappearance, although he mentioned the sheriff’s workplace remains to be treating Ware as merely a lacking individual.
Wilson mentioned the household requested the South Carolina Regulation Enforcement Division step in and take over the case as a prison investigation. Nonetheless, in a doc given to 7NEWS by Wilson, SLED denied the household’s request.
“SLED investigates issues of prison misconduct solely after receiving a request from a Solicitor, the Legal professional Basic’s Workplace or the regulation enforcement company of jurisdiction. Due to this fact, SLED won’t conduct a prison investigation into this matter.
“We all know that [Anderson County Sheriff’s Office] don’t have the manpower,” mentioned Wilson. “They proper now have one investigator that’s over this. It’s been two years.”
So Ware’s household and Wilson have been working collectively to draft a brand new state invoice proposal to vary how issues are presently achieved in relation to lacking individuals circumstances which have gone chilly.
“It’s about not simply this household, however different households of lacking people in South Carolina,” mentioned Wilson.
The invoice dubbed, “The Alexis Ware Act to Improve Lacking Individual Investigations” would permit SLED to take over an investigation of a lacking individuals case after 12 months of no cheap progress into the matter if the lacking individuals speedy household makes a request to SLED.
Wilson mentioned he’s run the invoice by a number of native sheriff’s and has obtained a constructive reception. He added he additionally ran it by a number of high-ranking SLED members in order to not “blindside them.” He mentioned he additionally reached out to State Senator Karl Allen, who he hopes will introduce the invoice to the remainder of the state legislators.
“I’ve all the time mentioned what’s closure with out justice?” mentioned Wilson. “I believe this invoice will carry justice.”
