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Fox Carolina
March 10, 2014
Greenville County deputies have charged an Upstate special education teacher’s former student with murder after she was found dead at a local hotel.
Dispatchers said they received a call about an explosion at the Quality Inn and Suites motel on South Pleasantburg Drive near Mauldin Road at 5:28 a.m. Monday.
Deputy Jennings Autry said a woman was found dead inside the room where the reported explosion occurred, but there were no other injuries reported. He said guests in the surrounding rooms were evacuated.
Coroner Parks Evans said the woman had to be identified with dental records because of the severity of her burns. Evans identified her as 39-year-old Laurie Patton, of Travelers Rest.
According to the Greenville County Schools spokesperson, Patton was a special education resources teacher at Berea Middle School since 2005. The school district said additional counselors are on hand to meet with staff and students in the wake of Patton’s death.
“Laurie Patton was an amazing person and inspiring teacher and friend who cared so deeply about her students, their families, and fellow teachers and school staff,” said Robin Mill, principal. “Our Berea Middle School community is devastated by her loss. We will continue to pray for her family as we work through our own grief.”
Deputies investigate fire, damage to hotel room
Deputies said there were signs of a fire contained to the motel room. Specially trained arson investigators were at the scene Monday afternoon but have not released information about what could have started the fire.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office meth team also responded to the incident and did not find evidence of a meth lab, according to deputies.
Guests at the motel said they were awakened and evacuated to the motel lobby. One motel guest told FOX Carolina he awoke to the sound of busted glass and a bunch of screaming coming from a room.
He said he stepped outside to see what was going on and in the room two doors down, he saw a busted window and someone spraying a fire extinguisher into the room. He said smoke was coming from the room and people were yelling about the fire.
Another motel guest who was staying in the room right next door to where the woman and fire were discovered said she heard glass breaking and ran out to see two people running from the scene. She said she helped spray the fire extinguisher into the room and knock on doors to wake people up.
Deputies said witnesses reported an explosion but said there was no explosion during the incident.
