Torpy at Large: Another casualty of the drug war

David Hooks, a 59-year-old businessman and grandfather was killed when Laurens County deputies stormed his home looking for drugs. They were acting on the word of a guy who had stolen Hooks' SUV and claimed that the 20 grams of meth he was carrying had come from the vehicle.

After shooting Hooks four times, the deputies searched his house for two full days. What do you figure they found?

Read the whole tale, exclusively on MyAJC.com.

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