Mercer Jr. and Benjamin Lee Mercer Sr. are accused of stealing more than 150 guns from the Palmetto State Armory in Florence County on May 12. Mercer Jr. was arrested in the case on May 22 ...
and Benjamin Lee Mercer, Sr., 51, entered the armory by force the night of May 12 and made off with the guns, according to the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. The guns were valued at over $100 ...