Tipster Receives Record Reward for Help in 12 S.C. Arson Cases

State officials say a tipster called the South Carolina Arson Hotline and helped authorities solve 12 Columbia-area cases.

The help garnered a record reward for the anonymous tipster.

The South Carolina Insurance News Service says an informant has received a $2,500 reward for information on the fires that caused nearly $400,000 in damage.

Officials say the information led to the arrest and conviction of Christopher Lloyd. He has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years probation.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s Arson Team says it has investigated nearly $3 million in property losses so far this year.

Latest Comments

• November 28, 2007 at 9:15 am

  caffiend says:

  The damage was only about $400k, and I think the $2,500 is the official reward. Besides how are the insurance companies going to look up the anonymous tipster to reward him? A... read more
• November 26, 2007 at 1:39 am

  Big Fish says:

  What ever happened to doing the right thing because it was right? Rewards are to be an incentive to do the right thing. I guess doing what is right is going out of style like ... read more
• November 26, 2007 at 1:31 am

  Prince says:

  Let me understand this... The Insurance companies lost reportedly close to $3Mil or $400K on the fires and the only reward that can be allocated to the tipster is $2500. It se... read more