Spartanburg County deputies are asking for the public's help finding Terry Jason Galloway, a man reported missing and endangered whose family last heard from him on September 24. Investigators believe he may have traveled southwest into the Easley or Anderson areas, and they're urging anyone who spots his black Dodge Ram pickup to call in immediately.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office released the endangered missing adult advisory on Monday, noting that Galloway's family last heard from him four days earlier, according to FOX Carolina. Galloway is described as five feet, seven inches tall and weighing 160 pounds. Deputies say he is believed to be driving a black Dodge Ram truck bearing South Carolina license plate 470CUF.
Investigators have not said what specifically prompted the endangered classification, but under South Carolina Code § 23-3-330, the state's Endangered Person Notification System allows law enforcement to issue public advisories through highway message signs, wireless emergency alerts, and media broadcasts when a missing adult is believed to have a cognitive or mental impairment, according to the South Carolina Legislature. Deputies have not detailed why they believe Galloway may be headed toward Easley or Anderson specifically.
A Wide Search Area Along I-85
The two towns investigators named sit well outside Spartanburg proper. Easley is roughly 42 miles southwest of Spartanburg via SC-153 and Interstate 85, while Anderson lies about 63 miles southwest along the same corridor, per geographic data cited by Spartanburg CDJR. Interstate 85 runs 106 miles through Oconee, Anderson, Greenville, and Spartanburg counties, a stretch of highway that lets drivers move between all three cities within roughly an hour, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
That places both potential search locations west of Spartanburg, widening the search area.
Statewide Missing-Person Data
South Carolina law enforcement agencies track missing-person cases. Hoodline reports that compiled state law-enforcement tracking data show between 700 and 800 active missing-person cases at a time, though most reports are resolved quickly.
Galloway's case has already moved past that early window, since his family reported losing contact with him four days before the public advisory went out. Research on missing vulnerable adults, cited in Hoodline's coverage of a similar Anderson County search, indicates the first 24 to 48 hours after a disappearance represent the most critical period for locating someone before safety and health risks escalate.
How to Report a Sighting
Anyone with information on Galloway's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact Investigator Federico directly at (864) 503-4591. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Spartanburg County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (274-6372) or online at spartanburgcs.com.
Galloway's disappearance is the latest in a string of missing-adult searches across the Upstate this month. Spartanburg Police searched for a missing 17-year-old last seen on Woodview Avenue earlier in September, while Anderson County authorities have handled two separate endangered-adult cases, including a search for missing woman Glenys Quinn and a search for a 76-year-old woman who had not arrived at Oconee State Park. Greenville deputies are also still searching for a mother and son who have been missing since May.
