Police ask for help locating Jasper Co. teens wanted in Bluffton High student’s killing
Bluffton Police are asking for the public’s help locating two Jasper County teenagers they say are responsible for a Bluffton High School senior’s death on Friday night.
The department has warrants for Tyleic Channeyfield, 18, of Ridgeland and Jimmie Green, 19, of Hardeeville on charges of murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon in commission of a violent crime.
Dwon “DJ” Fields Jr., an 18-year-old defensive lineman for the Bluffton Bobcats football team, died in the shooting on Bluffton Parkway on Friday.
One day after, Bluffton Police charged two 18-year-old siblings, both former May River High School students, with accessory after the fact to murder in Fields’ death.
Warrants for the siblings, Jayden and Shayniah Void, say three individuals are responsible for shooting Fields, but the name of a third person has not been released.
Bluffton Police plan a press conference at noon Tuesday to discuss updates to the case.
Fields was killed and two other Bluffton High students were injured when the car they were in was shot late Friday night near Bluffton and Hampton parkways, authorities said. One of the students, Kylan Simmons, 18, was treated at a hospital and released.
The other, 16-year-old EJ Graham, was seriously injured and was still hospitalized as of Tuesday morning.
Authorities are not saying what, if any, connection exists between the victims and the accused and have not released a motive.
Arrest warrants say the Void siblings contacted a co-defendant to say they saw “the victim’s vehicle” in the Wendy’s parking lot off S.C. 170 near Publix on Friday night.
They gave directions to “a co-defendant” about where Fields was going as he drove onto Bluffton Parkway.
The Voids allegedly told Bluffton Police they watched as three people shot Fields’ car, killing him and injuring the two other passengers.
Shayniah Void graduated from May River High School last year. Jayden Void attended the school for three years and left on June 3, 2020, according to Beaufort County School District spokesperson Candace Bruder.
After the shooting, the Voids “admitted to conspiring with the co-defendant,” the warrant states.
A Facebook message to Jayden Void’s stepmother went unanswered on Monday afternoon. Lauren Carroway, Beaufort County’s chief public defender, confirmed that the case would come through her office before the defendants were assigned a defense attorney.
‘Outstanding young man’
Hundreds gathered for a vigil for Fields on Sunday at Bluffton High School’s football stadium.
Students and administrators praised Fields’ character and personality.
“He could just talk about anything, he would come in with a smile to class,” said Bluffton High School Head Football Coach John Houpt on Sunday. “If you know DJ, that smile was like that sun behind us right now. It was brightness on this Earth.”
Lakinsha Swinton, director of student services for the school district, said she met Fields when he was an elementary school student.
Fields, she said, was “an outstanding young man, and that makes it an even more tragic loss for our community.”
The Bluffton Police Department is still investigating and urges anyone with information on the shooting to contact the department’s tip line at 843-706-4560.
This story was originally published March 8, 2021 at 3:58 PM.
