On Tuesday May 21 at about 5:45 pm, Greenville Police IMPACT Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Chestnut Street and West 14th Street. Officers found the suspect, 58 year old Sammy Simms, running near Dickinson Avenue and saw Simms throw a handgun into a grass field on Broad Street.
Officers apprehended Simms without incident and further investigation determined Simms had broken into two vehicles and stolen two firearms (a .357 magnum revolver, and a .25 caliber semi-auto pistol) and a knife. Simms is a repeat offender who is well known to police and to the courts. As a previous blog entry described it, Sammy is a well known "frequent flyer."
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Witnesses told police that the victims of the car break-ins began chasing Simms after they discovered what he had done. When Simms realized the victims were chasing him he turned and fired one round in the air and four rounds at the victims.
Sammy Simms was charged with 2 counts of felony B & E from motor vehicle, 2 counts of Larceny of a Firearm, 2 counts of Possession of Stolen Firearm, 2 counts of Possession of Firearm by a Felon, 2 counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Misdemeanor Larceny, and Discharge a Firearm in the city limits.
Sammy Simms was jailed under a $1.5 Million Dollar Bond.
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