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August 30, 2015
Two people have been charged in connection with a shooting at a Laurens County gas station, according to Lt. Judy Stiles with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Department.
Stiles said Marvin Molquie Watson,30, of Laurens is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Zeryikia Copeland, 20, of Clinton is charged with accessory after the fact to felony murder, Stiles said.
Both are charged in connection to the murder of David Roy Anderson, 55, of Clinton. Anderson was shot multiple times and killed Sunday afternoon while filling his car up with gas.
It happened at the Corner Mart, at the corner of Highway 76 and Torrington Road in Clinton.
The sheriff’s office said there is no known relationship between the suspects and victim at this time and no known motive.
The two suspects are being held at the Johnson Detention Center awaiting formal charges.
Stiles said the suspect vehicle was located near the Joanna Community Park in Joanna, SC.
According to the sheriff’s office, Watson was located and arrested without incident a few blocks from where the vehicle was found. Copeland turned herself in to deputies at the Clinton Department of Public Safety.