CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – A Myrtle Beach man wanted his murder charges to be dismissed under the Stand Your Ground law.
The judge said no.
Calvin Durrell Ford, 32, of Myrtle Beach, filed a motion to dismiss the charges under the Stand Your Ground law, arguing that he was justified in the shooting deaths of Dameion Hakeem Alston, 26, and Marquis Jamal Burgess, 27.
Circuit Court Judge Benjamin H. Culbertson denied Ford’s motion on Tuesday.
The men were gathered for a celebration in the 1000 block Warren Street in Myrtle Beach when multiple shots were fired into the crowd and Alston and Burgess were killed. Aliga Campbell, 22, also faces two counts of murder and weapons charges in relation to the killings of Alston and Burgess.
“This is just the first step on the road to achieving justice for these two victims,” said Mary-Ellen Walter, the senior assistant solicitor.
“We are thankful to the Myrtle Beach Police Department for their investigation and to the civilians who had the courage to testify as to what they saw that night,” said Walter.
Ford’s case will now proceed to trial on the two murder charges, as well as weapons offenses, which were not part of the motion to dismiss.
