FCSO Investigators have arrested two men in connection with April 24, 2022, fatal shooting of an eleven (11) year old child on Glendale School Road near Scranton, SC. According to Investigators, the incident began when Montarrio Leveme Graham allegedly came onto the property of a neighbor carrying a firearm and following a verbal dispute with Crandell Corodell Burgess, refused to leave after several warnings. Investigators allege that while attempting to shoot Graham, Burgess accidentally shot the 11-year-old resulting in his death.
Both subjects are being held at the Florence County Detention Center while awaiting a bond hearing.
SUBJECT: Crandell Corodell Burgess, age 27, ofS. 396 Glendale School Road, Scranton, SC was arrested by FCSO Investigators on April 25, 2022, and charged with Voluntary Manslaughter (S.C Code Ann. 16-03-050) and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime (S.C. Code Ann. 16-23-490). See the FCSO Booking Website for additional details.
SUBJECT: Montarrio Leveme Graham, age 35, of398 S. Glendale School Road, Scranton, SC was arrested by FCSO Investigators on April 25, 2022, and charged with Stalking (S.C. Code Ann. 16-03-1700(C)), Trespassing/Entering Premises after Warning to Leave (S.C. Code Ann. 16-11-620) and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Violent Crime (S.C. Code Ann. 16-23-500(A)). See the FCSO Booking Website for additional details.