Men had altercation, now a 38-year-old is dead and a 70-year-old is in jail, SC cops say
A man was killed and a 70-year-old South Carolina resident is in jail following a fight that led to a stabbing, the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office said.
Jermaine A. Mack, 38, died at McLeod Health Clarendon hospital, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
On Friday, deputies went to Lane’s Shopping Center on S.C. 260 in response to a report of a stabbing, according to the release. Deputies said they determined that Mack was stabbed at a home in the 1000 block of Bait Lane in the Manning area of Lake Marion. Lane’s is about a tenth of a mile from the Bait Lane home.
Deputies learned that Mack was involved in an altercation with 70-year-old Paul Dewitt Jr., and there was a brief search for Dewitt before he was located and taken into custody, according to the release.
Deputies said Dewitt lives at a home on Pocahontas Circle, located between the Bait Lane residence and Lane’s.
Information about why the men were fighting was not available.
Dewitt was charged with voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to the release. He’s being held at the Clarendon County Detention Center, where he’s waiting for a bond hearing, the sheriff’s office said.
The death remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 803-435-4414, CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
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This story was originally published August 20, 2023 at 11:59 AM.
