Brian Joseph Stoltie, 45, was arrested in South Carolina after a violent high-speed chase on March 26, 2025, involving a head-on crash into a deputy’s cruiser and gunfire exchanged with Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies.
Incident Sequence
Deputies pursued Stoltie’s 2004 Cadillac Escalade during a traffic stop to serve an arrest warrant; he collided head-on with a patrol vehicle, then crashed into a fence on Brookhaven Drive, disabling his SUV.
Shooting and Arrest
Fleeing on foot, Stoltie fired at deputies—who returned fire, striking him in the back—before being apprehended with a black Glock 48 handgun nearby.
Charges
He faces attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, unlawful firearm possession as a convicted felon, and failure to stop for blue lights; booked in Anderson County before transfer to Greenville County Detention Center on unrelated matters.
