Search underway for missing Lee County teen

Timothy Paul Philpot
LEE COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing teen who was last seen Thursday night in Bishopville.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a missing person’s report was filed for 16-year-old Timothy Paul Philpot.
Philpot described as a white male, standing at 5’8″ tall and weighs 140 pounds. Philpot has brown hair and hazel eyes, deputies say.
He is said to have scars on both sides of his face and was last seen wearing a white and
black hat and maybe carrying a backpack.
Anyone with information on Philpot’s whereabouts are asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 803-484-1723.
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