A Spartanburg man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he stole a deputy’s patrol vehicle and led law enforcement on a multi-county pursuit down the interstate on Saturday night, Dec. 20.
According to Lt. Graham McLellan with the Spartanburg Cunty Sheriff’s Office, William Waters, 34, of Spartanburg, suffered a mental health episode, which led him to steal a deputy’s vehicle and lead law enforcement on a pursuit down Interstate 26. Waters is charged with grand larceny, driving under the influence, and failure to stop for a blue light.
On Dec. 20 at 9 p.m., Spartanburg County deputies responded to a call at a QuikTrip gas station, 9620 Asheville Highway, about an individual experiencing a mental health episode…