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Police: Suspects in S.C. slaying seen in area
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,” Anania 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 the incident, and Georgetown police said the pair could face charges of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and grand larceny.
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.
Police said the slaying took place at a Rodeway Inn in Georgetown.
Police said the two are considered armed and dangerous.
Johnson was last seen wearing blue boardshorts with a red or orange longsleeved 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 said.
The Post and Courier News in South Carolina identified the slaying victim as Jack Kendree Jr., 66. A woman was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital, reports said.