{"id":4630,"date":"2026-08-14T12:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4630"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:36:18","slug":"two-sc-teens-charged-with-murder-after-shooting-death-of-17-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4630","title":{"rendered":"Two SC teens charged with murder after shooting death of 17-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two teenagers have been charged with murder, and a third is in custody, following the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Gaffney.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4629\">Follow Alex Murdaugh\u2019s Friday murder hearing in SC court live here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Keveon Ken\u2019Dre Covington, 18, and Reginald Barnes Jr., 17, both of Gaffney, were charged with murder and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a violent crime after the Wednesday shooting death of Jomitron Sentell Fair Jr., 17, at a school bus stop.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A 16-year-old was also taken into custody and transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice. The 16-year-old\u2019s name was not released because of the person\u2019s age, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4627\">One of fastest growing SC areas to get a Curio Collection by Hilton in major downtown development<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us all continue to pray for Jomiltron\u2019s family and for our community. This senseless act of violence does not reflect the values of our city,\u201d Gaffney Police Chief Gerald Knight said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Gaffney Police was assisted in the case by the Cherokee County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Cherokee County Emergency Management, the Spartanburg County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the South Carolina State Transport Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4625\">Can Darline Graham win GOP U.S. Senate runoff? 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