Police: Slaying suspects seen in Milford

MILFORD — Two suspects being sought in connection with a murder investigation in South Carolina may be on the run in Milford, authorities said Friday.

Milford Police spokeswoman Officer Marilisa Anania said the department had been in contact with police in South Carolina. The two were spotted at a local Walmart, and video was captured.

“We were contacted by Georgetown Police, who requested we obtain video surveillance of the suspects that were previously in the Walmart in Milford. We provided the video to them,” she said.

Police in Georgetown, S.C., said the suspects, Letisha Evans, 20, and Jorden

Johnson, 27, had been traced to Milford. The two are being sought for questioning in the death of a person on June 28 in Georgetown. Another person was seriously injured in that incident, and Georgetown police say the pair could face charges of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and grand larceny charges.

The suspects are both from Illinois. The two were in Milford on Monday. Authorities say they were last seen driving the victim’s gold or silver 2004 Ford Taurus. It may have a temporary South Carolina plate, HP0717Q, or an Illinois dealer plate DL1299H, according to police.

The murder took place at the Rodeway Inn in Georgetown.

Police said the two are considered armed and dangerous.

Johnson was last seen wearing blue board shorts with a red or orange long sleeve shirt, police said, and Evans was last seen wearing a floral print black sleeveless dress.

According to a media report in Illinois, Johnson has a long rap sheet in that state. He has a record of arrests in several jurisdictions west of Chicago. In 2017, he was convicted of aggravated battery in Lee County and sentenced to three years in prison. He was convicted on theft in Ogle County and sentenced to two years, the report stated.

The Post and Courier News in South Carolina was reporting the murder victim was Jack Kendree Jr., 66. A woman was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital.