Man charged with murder in Laurens death

A 30-year-old man was charged with murder on Monday following an investigation by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office.

Marvin Molquie Watson, of Laurens, was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime connected to the Aug. 16 death of David Roy Anderson, the sheriff’s office said. It also said Clinton’s Zeryikia Copeland, 20, was charged with accessory after the fact to felony murder.

Anderson, a 55-year-old Clinton resident, was killed at the Corner Mart Convenience Store at the corner of Highway 76 and Torrington Road in Clinton, the sheriff’s office said, adding that Watson and Copeland are being held at the Johnson Detention Center.