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ANDERSON Three Anderson teens were taken into custody Saturday after a shooting at the Belton Woods Apartments, but none of them is the person police accuse of pulling the trigger.
Armed with pistols, Dwaine Walker, 18, Kendrick McDowell, 19, and Jesse Oliver III, 18, were arrested around 1:45 p.m. Saturday on Bolt Drive.
The three teens, who reportedly walked away from Belton Woods about the time of the shooting, were in custody as of Tuesday morning for the unlawful possession of a weapon.
City of Anderson police continue a search for Channing Derrell Chester, 18, of Anderson, who faces warrants for assault and battery with intent to kill and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.
Around 1:41 p.m. Saturday at 109 Howard Lane, Oliver’s brother was shot. The gunshot victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson.
Anderson Municipal Court Judge Ken Mattison told Oliver, McDowell and Walker Monday that each of the three faces trial in Anderson County General Sessions Court.
Mattison has ordered a $75,000 property bond for McDowell and agreed to allow a $20,000 signature bond each for Walker and Brooks.
A city police officer testified that the three teens were arrested with guns after the shooting of Oliver’s brother.
At the time of Saturday’s shooting, Brooks, McDowell and Oliver were on bond, awaiting trial for lynching involving an April 11 attack on Arlington Avenue against Reshard Mayfield and Demateus Mayfield.
In South Carolina, lynching can be charged in a premeditated attack by two or more people.
According to court records, McDowell, who was also charged in April with a gun law violation, was ordered held in lieu of a $25,000 property bond. Oliver was allowed to sign a $5,000 bond, and Walker was allowed to sign a $10,000 bond, according to official records.
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