3 Beaufort County men charged with murder in fatal gas station shootout 10 months later
Three Beaufort County men have been charged with killing a 20 year old during a gas station shootout on Lady’s Island last summer, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Two men were shot in the parking lot of the Circle K gas station on Sea Island Parkway around 9 p.m. June 3, according to previous reporting. Clarence Mitchell III, 20, of St. Helena, died in the shooting. A second man was treated for injuries at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
During the investigation, deputies learned that the occupants of at least two vehicles exchanged “a large volume of gunfire.” Deputies found more than 70 cartridge casings from different guns, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release.
Last week, deputies learned new information in the case and were able to obtain arrest warrants for the three men.
Jeffrey Daquann Redd, 25, was booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center at 7:06 p.m. Thursday and remained there as of early Friday afternoon, according to the jail log.
Redd is charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and three counts of attempted murder, the jail log says.
Montarious Brown, 19, of Burton, and Dequarious Major, 21, of St. Helena, were also charged with murder and turned themselves in to authorities Friday.
Brown and Major were arrested in the days after the shooting and each faced three counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, but were released from jail.
Ronald Moore, 22, of Lady’s Island, was also charged with obstruction of justice in June, but has since been released from jail.
Anyone with information can contact Staff Sgt. Todd Duncan at 843-255-3418 or Crimestoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.
