Invited to party, SC teenagers were stripped, robbed, and left on dirt road, cops say

Two teenagers in Sumter County are under arrest after they stripped, robbed and then kidnapped three other teens, deputies say.

Tyrese Rose-Frierson, 18, of Lynchburg and De’Quan Markel Fullard, 17, also of Lynchburg, face 11 charges related to the case. Each are looking at three counts of armed robbery, three counts of kidnapping, three counts of attempted murder, as well as carjacking and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Each charge of armed robbery, kidnapping, and attempted murder carries up to 30 years in prison.

The three teenage victims were invited to a party some time before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department. A female acquaintance had invited them to the party. When the teens drove up and went to the door, the two suspects jumped out from behind bushes with guns drawn, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Pointing their weapons, the duo allegedly made their victims strip off their clothes and robbed them.

The two then tried to force the three teenagers into the trunk of the car that they’d taken to the supposed party, according to authorities. Only able to get two in the trunk, the duo forced the other victim into the backseat, the report states. Rose-Frierson and Fullard are alleged to have drivem the victims to a dirt road and let them out before firing four shots into the air and driving away in the victim’s vehicle, according to authorities.

Naked, the victims found their way to a nearby home where they were able to contact authorities.

Bullet casings were found in the area where the teenagers said they were let out of the vehicle, deputies say.

The vehicle was also recovered nearby. According to the Sumter County Sheriff, the car belonged to one of the victims’ mother.

No one was injured.

In South Carolina a 17-year-old, such as Fullard, can be charged as an adult. In 2016, lawmakers raised the age that a teenager could go to prison as an adult from 17 to 18 years old. However, that law goes into effect in 2019, according to the Post and Courier.

This story was originally published July 28, 2018 at 12:22 PM.