Lexington County deputies: Man arrested in connection with disposing body of shooting victim

 

Man Arrested In Connection With Lexington CountyDeath

Jesse Lee Gregory is accused of discarding the body of a shooting victim at the intersection of Old Barnwell Road and White Knoll Way on Sunday morning.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– A man has been arrested as a person of interest in connection with a death investigation, according to LCSD.

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says 34-year-old Jesse Gregory is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center on a single count of desecration of human remains and other charges not related to the ongoing death investigation.

The victim has been identified as Nicholas Kenneth Hendrix, 25, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher.

Gregory was arrested on Sunday in Aiken County on unrelated charges and on Monday his bond was denied by a judge.

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