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Taylorsville Man Suspected Of Shooting Three People In South Carolina Waives Extradition

October 30, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Joseph Conrad Fox

A Taylorsville man charged last week on a fugitive warrant from South Carolina made his initial court appearance on Monday in Alexander County District Court. His bond was set at $6.05 million.

Joseph Conrad Fox, age 20, was taken into custody last Friday by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office after receiving information from authorities in Horry County, South Carolina.

Fox is considered a suspect in an incident that took place on October 21st in Loris, South Carolina. He’s said to have shot three people at a motocross event. The shooting victims have all survived.

After being arrested, Fox was held over the weekend in the Alexander County Detention Center on the fugitive warrant and a local felony probation charge.

Fox has previous pending charges in Alexander County for possession of a firearm by a felon, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle and felony conspiracy to sell/deliver schedule VI controlled substance.

Fox waived extradition today and is expected to be transferred to South Carolina custody in the next several days.

Photo: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office

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