FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Darlington County investigators arrested three men – all teenagers – for the armed robbery and murder of a Florence man inside his home earlier this month.
Lt. Robby Kilgo with the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a home on Alpine Drive in the Florence area of Darlington County around 7 p.m. on Feb. 7. Deputies found a man inside the home who had been shot.
“Investigators began immediately gathering evidence and witness statements to determine who committed this horrible act,” Sheriff Tony Chavis Stated. “Through the hard work of my Investigators, we have three individuals in custody who we believe did this crime.”
Deputies arrested Tre’Varis James Alford, 18, Antwan Khyre Javera Holmes, 17, both of Darlington, and Ty’Quavious Deondre’ Mack, 19, of Timmonsville. Each man is charged with murder and armed robbery in the shooting death of 39-year-old Michael Brandon Smith.
Alford, Holmes and Mack appeared before a Darlington County Magistrate Wednesday. All were denied bond, confirms Lt. Kilgo.