(Story updated at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday to change the status of Tony Berry from wanted to arrested)
The boyfriend of missing mother Krystal Anderson has been arrested by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.
Tony Lee Berry, 49, is suspected of kidnapping her in August. Anderson’s family reported her missing on Aug. 23. She is a mother of four.
An earlier story quoted Aiken County Sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah in a press release as saying, “Since the start of this investigation, it was believed that Krystal was in the company of Tony Lee Berry at her home on Seivern Road in Wagener. We ask that if anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Berry or Krystal Anderson, we encourage them to contact the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 648-6811. You can provide information anonymously through Midlands Crime Stoppers. Your tip could earn you a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for any crime.”
A sheriff’s report says her family had not heard from her since Aug. 20 and were worried about her. Her mother, Wanda Sumter, told authorities that she was concerned due to a past history of violence between her daughter and Berry. When the mother talked to Berry, he reportedly told her he didn’t want to report her missing since she “often does this,” a report says.
Anderson is approximately 4’11” tall, 106 pounds, with black hair and hazel eyes.
A subsequent email from Abdullah at 9:37 p.m. Wednesday said that he had been arrested “just moments ago. He will be held pending his transfer to the Aiken County Detention Center.”
Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com
