Suspect in West Columbia killing arrested in NY
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say a man wanted in the killing of a woman in West Columbia earlier this month has been arrested in New York.
Lexington County sheriff’s deputies said 24-year-old John Hart was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Rome, N.Y. Investigators say tips led them to a home in the area.
Hart is charged with murder in the shooting death of 43-year-old Paula Justice on April 10. Deputies say Justice was meeting with Hart when she was shot. They have not said what the meeting was about.
Two men repossessing a car found Justice. She had been shot once in the chest.
Deputies say Hart is awaiting an extradition hearing. It wasn’t known if he had a lawyer.
