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Felon sentenced after search leads to major drug bust.Previously convicted felon sentenced after chase led to major drug bust WYFF NEWS 4 TODAY STARTS RIGHT NOW.A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FINALLY ENDORSING A REPUBLICAN FOR GOVERNOR AND CAUGHT ON CAMERA THE MOMENT A.AUTHORITIES SAY TWO PEOPLE USED A CAR TO STEAL FROM AN UPSTATE PAWN SHOP.POLICE ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THOSE SUSPECTS.AND WE STILL HAVE RAIN FOR US TODAY.COMING UP, ALL TIME OUT.WHEN THE SHOWERS HIT YOUR AREA.GOOD SATURDAY MORNING.I’M PEYTON FURTADO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE.WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER BECAUSE I KNOW YOU’RE PLANNING FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEKEND.THIS IS OUR PARIS MOUNTAIN SKYCAM REAL QUICK.WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TOGETHER.GORGEOUS START 68 DEGREES.DEFINITELY CLOUDY OUT THERE.GRACE LOWE TRACKING A LITTLE MORE CLOUDS FOR TODAY AT LEAST.GRACE, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT WE CAN EXPECT?YEAH, I MEAN, WE’RE WATCHING THAT RISK OF RAIN INTO THE AFTERNOON FOR US.ONCE AGAIN, I KNOW HERE’S A WIDER PERSPECTIVE ACROSS THE AREA.SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOWING US CLOUDS AND RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST, WATCHING SOME SLOW MOVING STORMS OVER THERE IN PARTS OF TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA BORDER AS WELL.A FEW OF THOSE MAKING ITS WAY CLOSER TOWARDS OUR AREA.ASHEVILLE.YOU’RE WAKING UP TO SOME LIGHT SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING.FELT A FEW RAINDROPS AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THAT HAS NOW CLEARED UP.WHAT I’M EYEING FOR US IS ANOTHER MILD, ANOTHER MUGGY DAY WITH THE RISK OF STRONGER STORMS INTO THE AFTERNOON.HERE’S GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG, ANDERSON AND ASHEVILLE.LET’S GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU WHAT THE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION ARE.WE’RE IN THE LOW 70S.THAT WILL BE GAFFNEY UNION, MID TO UPPER 60S, GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG.MOST OF US IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S OR LOW 70S FEELING THE MILD AND MUGGY AS SOON AS YOU STEP OUTSIDE.THE DEW POINT VALUES.ALSO IN THE 60S.HERE’S THE NEXT 12 HOURS FOR US AS WE ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MID 70S BY 10:00.IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT.HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS.MOST OF THE RAIN I’VE BEEN TRACKING SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING NOW BEGINNING TO CLEAR UP.WE DO HAVE SOME STRONGER STORMS, THOUGH.THAT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LATER FOR US INTO THE AFTERNOON WHEN I’M EYEING TODAY ONCE AGAIN, SOME STRONG STORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.BIT OF A LULL IN THE RAIN FOREST.SUNDAY A BIT COOLER.ONE LAST BURST OF ENERGY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS WILL FINALLY DRY UP FOR US INTO THE UPSTATE.COMING UP.ALL TIME THAT OUT FOR YOU.WE START WITH COMMITMENT.2026 NEWS.PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS MADE AN ENDORSEMENT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR.HE’S PUTTING HIS SUPPORT BEHIND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PAMELA EVANS.IN A STATEMENT LAST NIGHT ON TRUTH SOCIAL, THE PRESIDENT SAYING IN PART.PAM EVANS IS A GOOD FRIEND, FIGHTER AND WINNER AND WILL BE A TERRIFIC GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA.PAM HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT AND SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.THE PRESIDENT CONTINUED ON IN THAT STATEMENT SAYING, QUOTE, A BIG ADDED PLUS FOR PAM IS THAT I HEAR HENRY MCMASTER JR, A BRILLIANT AND VERY CONFIDENT SON OF HENRY AND PEGGY WILL BE RUNNING WITH HER AS THE NEXT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.NOW, EVANS CAMPAIGN HASN’T OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED WHO’S GOING TO BE HER RUNNING MATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, BUT SHE DID THANK THE PRESIDENT FOR THAT ENDORSEMENT, SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, YOU SHOWED WHAT A BUSINESS PERSON CAN DO WHEN THEY PUT AMERICA FIRST.I’M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WILL CONTINUE WORKING TO NEVER LET YOU DOWN.MEANWHILE, OTHER CANDIDATES THAT ARE RUNNING FOR SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ARE ALSO RESPONDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENT OF PAMELA EVETTE.NIGEL ROBERTSON REPORTS.LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PAMELA EVETTE IS ONE OF SIX CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR.THE OTHERS ARE STATE SENATOR JOSH KIMBRELL, CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY MACE, BUSINESSMAN RON READY, STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON AND CONGRESSMAN RALPH NORMAN, MANY OF THEM RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT’S ENDORSEMENT, SAYING IN A STATEMENT, CONGRATULATIONS TO PAM EVETTE FOR GETTING THE PRESIDENT’S ENDORSEMENT.AND HENRY MCMASTER JUNIOR FOR GETTING THE ENDORSEMENT AS HER RUNNING MATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ALAN WILSON, SAYING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, NO ONE HAS FOUGHT HARDER OR RISKED MORE FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS AGENDA THAN I HAVE.I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DELIVER REAL RESULTS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA FAMILIES AS THEIR NEXT GOVERNOR.AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PAMELA EVETTE FOR PICKING HENRY MCMASTER JUNIOR TO BE HER RUNNING MATE, WHILE NANCY MACE SAYING IN PART, I HAVE ENORMOUS RESPECT FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FOR SOUTH CAROLINA.THAT RESPECT IS GENUINE AND IT IS UNCHANGED.BUT SHE CONTINUED, QUOTE, I ALSO KNOW I PUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN ENDORSEMENT ON THE LINE WHEN I DEMANDED TRANSPARENCY ON THE EPSTEIN FILES.YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENT IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR, INCLUDING FULL STATEMENTS FROM THE CANDIDATES RIGHT NOW ON WYFF 4.THAT ENDORSEMENT COMES AS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HEAD TO THE POLLS EARLY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.IT’S ACTUALLY BEEN RECORD SETTING.THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION SAYS MORE THAN 31,000 PEOPLE CAST THEIR BALLOTS FRIDAY, COMPARE THAT TO 2024, WHEN JUST A FEW MORE THAN 11,000 VOTERS CAST THEIR VOTE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF EARLY VOTING.THE ELECTION COMMISSION SAYS RICHLAND COUNTY’S LEADING, FOLLOWED BY GREENVILLE, CHARLESTON, HORRY AND SPARTANBURG COUNTIES.SPEAKING OF WHICH, POLICE IN SPARTANBURG ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT IN A BURGLARY AT A PAWN SHOP.WE’RE TOLD EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AT SPARTANBURG, GUN AND PAWN ON EAST MAIN STREET.SECURITY VIDEO FROM THE STORE CAPTURED TWO PEOPLE BACKING A CAR INTO THE BUILDING’S WINDOWS.INVESTIGATORS SAY ONCE INSIDE, THEY TOOK AR 15 STYLE RIFLES.NOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS, CALL SPARTANBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.PARTS OF THE UPSTATE COMMUNITY ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HOST A FUNDRAISER FOR THE MUNOZ FAMILY THIS WEEKEND.SERGEANT ASHLEY MUNOZ AND HER IN-LAWS WERE KILLED IN A CRASH ON HIGHWAY 101 EARLIER THIS MONTH.HER WIFE AND FELLOW POLICE OFFICER, DIANA MUNOZ, CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS IN HER RECOVERY AT THE HOSPITAL.THE FUNDRAISERS AT THE MAIN AND MILL GRILL IN INMAN TONIGHT AT 6:00.BEFORE YOU HEAD TO LAKE HARTWELL THIS WEEKEND.THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOM RECREATIONAL WATCH.WE’RE TOLD FIELD TEAMS COLLECTED WATER SAMPLES AND CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE GREEN ALGAE THAT COULD BE TOXIC TO HUMANS AND PEOPLE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS.EXCUSE ME.18 MILE CREEK, TUGALOO RIVER AND THE COVE SOUTH OF PROVIDENCE CHURCH ROAD IN ANDERSON ARE ALL AFFECTED BY THIS.WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE WYFF 4 DOT COM.COMING UP, HOW ONE NONPROFIT IS MAKING SURE DOGS THAT HELP SHAPE AMERICA’S LEGACY ARE REMEMBERED.GRACE AND I’M STILL WATCHING THIS RAIN OUT TO OUR WEST.COMING UP AL Previously convicted felon sentenced after chase led to major drug bust Updated: 5:32 PM EDT May 30, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ A previously convicted felon in Murphy, North Carolina, has been sentenced to over two decades in prison after pleading guilty to possessing multiple firearms and large quantities of illegal drugs.United States Attorney’s Office Western District of North Carolina wrote that in December 2023, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office was involved in a chase after a vehicle fled a traffic stop.During the chase, officials say the suspect threw a Glock 9mm and a bag containing over 300 grams of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine out the passenger window of the car.After tossing the gun and drugs, the driver, 44-year-old John Anthony Barreiro, pulled over and was arrested.Inside the car, Barreiro had $7,840 in cash, marijuana, a loaded Glock 30-round-capacity magazine, and a bag containing multiple loose rounds of 9mm ammunition.Officials say they also recovered the gun and drugs Barreiro h