In the quiet town of Clover, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made on a Wednesday in August of 2017. A friend of Jerry Proctor, a 44-year-old man, found him deceased inside his mobile home on Justin Drive. The authorities were immediately alerted, and upon their arrival, they encountered a scene that would soon unravel into a story of betrayal and violence.
Inside the home with the victim was his roommate, Robert Cleveland Cribb Jr., who was 22 years old at the time.
The investigation into Jerry Proctor's death quickly focused on his housemate. What had initially been reported as a call for disorderly conduct was now a homicide investigation. Investigators determined that Proctor had been killed by a shotgun blast. Further examination of the evidence revealed that a knife had also been used during the violent crime. The motive for the killing was not immediately clear to the authorities, but the evidence pointed compellingly toward the man who shared the victim's home.
Robert Cribb Jr. was taken into custody at the scene without incident and subsequently charged with the murder of Jerry Proctor. He was also charged with the use of a knife and a shotgun during the commission of a violent crime. Following his arrest, Cribb was held without bond at the York County jail. The community was left to grapple with the shocking news of a life cut short, allegedly by the hands of someone with whom the victim had lived.
