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Aspen Jeter Found Safe Antar Jeter Charged With Murder

Little five year old Aspen Jeter has been found safe in Virginia after she was reported missing on Thanksgiving Day in South Carolina and now her father Antar Jeter has been charged with the murder of her mother Crystal Jumper. According to police reports Aspen Jeter was reported missing on Thanksgiving Day and the body of her mother Crystal Jumper was found in the home. The search for Aspen Jeter and her father Antar Jeter attracted National attention and finally the little girl was found safe in Virginia and Antar was taken into custody where so far he has been charged with murder and grand larceny with more charges pending.

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After weeks of searching, the father of a once-missing child is in custody and that child has been found safe.

But as the quest to find 5-year-old Aspen Jeter finally comes to a positive end, the investigation into the death of her mother – allegedly at the hands of her father – is just beginning to unfold

Both Aspen and her father Antar Antonio Jeter were found on Friday in Danville, Virginia – 230 miles north of where the investigation began in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Antonio was arrested and already faces two charges out of South Carolina: murder and grand larceny.

According to arrest warrants provided by the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, the first charge is in response to the death of Crystal Jumper who was found dead on Thanksgiving Day during a welfare check by deputies at a home on Louise Drive.

The warrant now suggests that Jumper, Aspen’s mother, had been dead since Nov. 1 after being shot. Investigators have since found enough evidence to charge Antar with murder for allegedly killing Jumper with malice and forethought. The warrant goes on to say that evidence at Jeter’s West Columbia home also linked him to the shooting.

The warrant for grand larceny at a value between $2,000 and $10,000 suggests that, immediately after the shooting, Jeter took the victim’s 2015 Mazda 6 and left the area.

It also points out that the vehicle was spotted in Fayetteville, North Carolina where Jeter was allegedly asking for gas money and panhandling.

The warrants provide more detail about the crimes Jeter is accused of committing, however, authorities have not said what motive he had for the murder or why he took his daughter, Aspen Jeter, from the scene and drove two states away with her.

The father is facing a charge in North Carolina of being a fugitive of justice. The process is already underway to get Aspen back home to South Carolina and in the custody of family members.

However, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, the return of Antar could take weeks unless he waives his right to an extradition hearing.

It’s unclear if he will face additional charges as the investigation continues.

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/street-squad/orangeburg/warrants-details-antar-jeter-charges/101-49ce7e0c-673a-4141-a0f6-54be44d50e5c

Jacob Matt Morgan Released From Prison

Jacob Matt Morgan was convicted of setting a fire in his home that would kill his baby brother in South Carolina. When he was convicted in 2016 Jacob Matt Morgan was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Today Jacob Morgan was released from prison after serving a little more than seven years. Even though Jacob Morgan pleaded guilty to the crime he has never admitted that he was responsible for his brother’s death. Many people have mixed feelings when it comes to the teen killer as some believe that the fire was an accident and others believing the opposite. Jacob Matt Morgan who is on the autistic spectrum was denied parole earlier this year. After seven years in prison it will be interesting to see how he responds to his new freedom

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Jacob Matt Morgan was 17 years old when he was convicted and sent to prison for a 2015 York County, S.C., fire that killed his baby brother. The scene of Morgan weeping in court captured worldwide attention. Morgan, now 24, was released Thursday from a South Carolina prison after serving about half of the 15-year sentence. Chrysti Shain, spokesperson for the S.C. Department of Corrections, confirmed to The Herald that Morgan had been released around 10 a.m. from the MacDougall prison in Berkeley County, S.C.

Controversy remains. Over the past seven years, Morgan’s case has continued to capture internet interest on TikTok, Facebook and other social media as people debate whether he is guilty, if a person of his age and state of mind should have been jailed, and the 2015 death of the 14-month-old child. Morgan pleaded guilty in 2016 but has never admitted guilt in the fire near Rock Hill where Joshua Hill died.

In the type of plea Jacob Matt Morgan accepted in 2016, called an Alford plea, he was not required to admit guilt, but he accepted the punishment a guilty plea would carry. Morgan still has another 15-year prison sentence hanging over his head if he does not successfully complete five years of probation, according to officials and court documents. He faces five years probation from his 2016 conviction where the 15-year sentence for arson was suspended, according to Anita Dantzler, spokesperson for the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services.

There were concerns bout Morgan’s state of mind and past actions discussed in court during his trial.

Prosecutors said in court that officials had several files on Jacob Matt Morgan dating back a decade before the fire. The files included referrals for outpatient psychiatric treatment, which resulted in diagnoses of bipolar disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, and anti-social personality disorder. Prosecutors also said in court they had police records from multiple calls to law enforcement after Morgan allegedly threatened and, in some cases attacked, family members.

For years, Morgan’s supporters have said he should not have been imprisoned and had no malice toward his brother. Family members claimed at the time and after Morgan pleaded guilty that he did not intend to harm his baby brother.

His family did interviews, including a 2016 national show with Dr. Drew on Headline News. Some even started a change.org petition that claimed community support for Morgan.

Morgan’s lawyer for the criminal charges, York County Public Defender B.J Barrowclough, told The Herald he is pleased Jacob Matt Morgan is finally being released

“I was happy to hear that Jacob Morgan’s release from prison is imminent,” Barrowclough said. “He was a soft-hearted, kind young man when I knew him seven years ago and he has endured a terrible tragedy. He loved his brother and always maintained his innocence. “It is important to note that even the State in reducing the murder charge to involuntary manslaughter did not take the position that he killed his brother on purpose. Whatever one believes about the case, he has done his time and I look forward to him becoming a productive member of our community. I wish him well.”

Prosecutors and law enforcement officials stated in court that Jacob Matt Morgan lied to cover up the crime and knew his brother would die in the fire.

Jacob Matt Morgan was babysitting at the time. Police and prosecutors said Morgan set fires in the family mobile home, and did not call 911 for help. Prosecutors also said Morgan had set a fire at the home two weeks earlier. Morgan admitted during a police interview that he dropped a tea candle in a blanket in the master bedroom the morning of the fatal fire, and set fire to a string on one of the sofa pillows in the living room, prosecutors have said in court.

He was barefoot and couldn’t stomp the fire out once it started getting out of control, officials said. Morgan never went to the bedroom where his brother was after setting the fire. He went outside and observed the blaze before going to a neighbor’s home to call for help, prosecutors said in court. Sixteenth Circuit Solicitor Kevin Brackett, York County’s top prosecutor, told The Herald this year there is no question the fire was intentionally set.

Brackett said Jacob Matt Morgan should serve his sentences as prescribed by law and judicial order. “The legal aspect of this terrible crime may have concluded but the consequences will continue to be felt by those involved for the rest of their lives,” Brackett said Thursday.

Jacob Matt Morgan initially was charged with murder and first-degree arson and faced the possibility of life in prison.

Under the 2016 deal, he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, third-degree arson, and unlawful conduct toward a child. He was sentenced to 10 years for the unlawful conduct, and five years for the involuntary manslaughter, court records show. A 15-year sentence for the arson was suspended upon service of five years probation after release from prison, documents state. Barrowclough said in court in 2016 that he agreed with the decision for Morgan to plead guilty using the Alford plea.

Jacob Matt Morgan was denied parole in hearings in 2021 and May of this year. At the May 2022, Morgan said he would change places with his brother who died. “Not a day goes by that I don’t regret my brother’s death,” Morgan told the parole board. “I would gladly change places with him.” When parole officials asked Morgan why he became involved in the deadly incident, Morgan replied that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but did not elaborate.

Morgan served about half his active sentence. He also received credit for a year in jail without bail while waiting for trial. Morgan told parole officials he has received a General Equivalency Diploma. He earned at least six educational credits from SCDC, SCDC documents show. Morgan now has to report to probation officials to fulfill his probation sentence, officials said. The 15 years arson sentence by Judge Dan Hall in 2016 stays active until he completes probation. Under South Carolina law, failure to comply with probation conditions means law enforcement officials could ask a judge to reinstate the 15-year sentence from the arson conviction. Morgan will be assigned a York County probation agent, Dantzler of the South Carolina probation department said. Persons on probation are not allowed to leave South Carolina without approval and cannot possess firearms, according to a standard list of probation conditions provided by Dantzler to The Herald. He will have to have periodic meetings with his probation officer.

https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article269412592.html

Tyler Wilkins Charged With Murder Of Mother And Newborn

Tyler Wilkins has been charged in the murders of his ex girlfriend and their newborn. According to police reports Tyler Wilkins, 21, was arrested after police went to a home in South Carolina where they found a woman and a newborn baby deceased. The victims later identified as Clarrissa Michelle Winchester and her newborn daughter. Clarrissa Michelle Winchester was allegedly beaten to death and left in the home with her daughter who was just born. Tyler Wilkins also faces child abuse charges for failing to get help for the newborn. Tyler Wilkins is also suspected in the murder of Jorden Nebling who has been missing since 2020

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The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said a man has been arrested after the bodies of a woman and her newborn baby were found inside a home Wednesday night.

Deputies were called to a house on Saw Mill Road around 8:34 p.m. in response to a 911 call about a missing woman. Upon arrival, deputies found 22-year-old Clarrissa Michelle Winchester deceased along with her newborn son.

Tyler Wilkins, 21, was arrested and charged with kidnapping and murder. According to arrest warrants, he confined Winchester inside a relative’s home and assaulted her, causing blunt force trauma to her head and neck. Her death has been ruled a homicide.

He is also charged with child abuse because deputies say he failed to get help for the baby, which was his child, after it was born.

Arrest warrants state that investigators have documented evidence that Wilkins committed these crimes.

According to a background check from the State Law Enforcement Division, Wilkins has previously been arrested for drug possession, domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, threatening the life of an official and throwing bodily fluids.

Court records show Wilkins was granted bond in January with firearm restriction.

Wilkins appeared in court on Thursday night where he was denied bond.

The investigation is ongoing by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office.

https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/11/10/woman-reported-missing-found-dead-greenville-co/

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A South Carolina woman and her newborn were found dead inside a home and now her boyfriend — the baby’s father — is charged in connection with their deaths.

On Wednesday, at about 8:30 p.m. deputies responded to a report about a missing woman, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said, WYFF4 reports.

Their investigation led them to a home on Saw Mill Road in Greenville County where they found a chilling scene — a woman identified as Clarrissa Winchester, 22, and her newborn baby boy dead inside, WABI5 reports.

Her boyfriend, Tyler Wilkins, 21, allegedly held Winchester captive inside a relative’s home on Wednesday and beat her, say police, Fox Carolina reports.

She died from blunt force trauma of the head and neck, the coroner said, WYFF4 reports.

He allegedly failed to seek medical attention for the baby after it was born, authorities said, Fox Carolina reports.

Authorities are still determining how the newborn died.

On Thursday, deputies arrested Wilkins. He is charged with murder, child abuse, child neglect and kidnapping. He appeared in court Thursday night where he was denied bond.

He is being held inside the Greenville County Detention Center. He has not yet entered a plea. It is unclear whether he has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.

After Wilkins’ arrest, it was revealed that his ex-girlfriend, Jorden Nebling, has been missing since 2020 when she vanished without a trace, authorities said.

Her stepmother told Fox News that before Nebling vanished, her car broke down and Wilkins allegedly went to pick her up.

Authorities investigated Wilkins, she told the outlet.

Wilkins allegedly told investigators that he and Nebling, 19, got into a fight after he drove her to his house. He allegedly said she left and hasn’t been seen since, according to Fox News.

“Police have searched his property,” Tucker told the outlet. “I know that they dug up a concrete pad in the driveway that he had recently put down close to when she went missing.

“And I know that the police focused a lot on talking to him.”

Wilkins has not been charged in connection with Neblings’ disappearance.

Wilkins has been in trouble with the law before.

In Dec. 2021, he was charged with domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, among other charges, according to a background check from SLED, Fox Carolina reports.

In January, he was granted bond with a firearm restriction, court records show.

https://people.com/crime/south-carolina-man-charged-murder-girlfriend-baby-ex-missing/

William Hester Teen Killer Murders 4 Yr Old

William Hester is a seventeen year old from South Carolina who has just been charged with the murder of his four year old stepsister. According to police reports William Hester allegedly suffocated four year old Joanna Lockaby and put her little body in a storage container behind the family residence. When police were called due to a missing child report they would find the child who was pronounced dead at the scene. This alleged teen killer would be arrested and remains in custody.

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The 17-year-old half brother of a child found dead Tuesday behind a Greenville County home has been charged with murder in her death, according to Lt. Ryan Flood with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.

Joanna J. Lockaby’s body was found at about 2:20 p.m. behind a home on Chevy Chase Boulevard in Pelzer after a 911 call about a missing child, according to the coroner and deputies. She was 4 years old.

The coroner said the girl was found by a search and rescue team and was pronounced dead on the scene.

William Micah Hester is charged with murder

Investigators said they believe Hester suffocated the victim, contributing to her death

Deputies said the victim’s body was found in a plastic bin behind the home where she lived with Hester who was her half brother.

Hester was taken to the Greenville County Detention Center.

This case, including the motive for the killing, is still under investigation by the GCSO and the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.

https://www.wyff4.com/article/teen-half-brother-charged-4-year-old-death/40665304

Jewayne Price Arrested For South Carolina Mall Shooting

Jewayne Price has been arrested in Columbia South Carolina for a shooting at a mall that left over a dozen people injured. According to police reports Jewayne Price and two other suspects, who have not been named, displayed weapons and opened fire injuring fourteen people. So far Jewayne Price has been charged with unlawfully carrying of a pistol however Columbia South Carolina police have stated that more charges are imminent. For whatever the reason Jewayne Price was allowed to post bond and is currently under house arrest.

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More than a dozen people are dealing with injuries from a shooting at a mall in Columbia, South Carolina Sunday, and police have arrested a 22-year-old suspect in connection with the shooting.

Columbia Police Department Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook said Jewayne M. Price has been charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol, and additional charges may be forthcoming.

At a hearing on Sunday, Price was given a $25,000 surety bond. He was also placed on house arrest and ordered to wear an ankle monitor.

The judge allowed Price to travel from home to work, at certain times of the day.

Price is also prohibited from contacting the victims of the shooting, or anybody else who might be involved.

Chief Holbrook said 14 victims were injured in the shooting Saturday at Columbiana Centre mall. The oldest is 73-years-old, and the youngest is 15-years-old.

Nine of the victims have gunshot wounds, while the other five have broken bones, cuts, and a head injury from trying to flee the mall.

“At last check, the only victim who continues to receive medical treatment at a local hospital is the 73-year-old female. All of the other victims have been treated and released or will be released shortly,” Holbrook said in a news release.

Police officers detained two additional males with Price Saturday, and those two were released from custody after Holbrook said “it was determined that they were not involved in the shooting.”

He wrote that ballistic evidence indicates that at least two different firearms were used by two suspects, and investigators are working to identify at least two additional suspects “who were observed with firearms.”

Investigators have seized one firearm related to the incident.

He said investigators believe the shooting was an isolated incident between the suspects, and “likely stemmed from an on-going conflict.”

The police department is investigating, and expressed appreciation for those who shared tips so far. Anyone who witnessed, or captured the incident on video is asked to call the department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau at 803-545-3525.

https://wpde.com/news/local/14-injured-in-columbia-sc-mall-shooting-22-year-old-suspect-arrested