James Edward Loftis

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SC Coroner IDs 1 Person Killed for Demanding Unpaid Cab Fare

ABC Columbia Staff

James Loftis GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina coroner has identified one of the two people who authorities say was shot to death and burned when they demanded an unpaid cab fare. Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury identified one of the victims as 46-year-old Guma Dubar, a taxi cab driver from North Charleston. Salisbury says DNA testing is…
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SC Man Charged with Murder After 2 Found in Shallow Grave

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina man faces two counts of murder after being accused of shooting two people demanding an unpaid cab fare and burying them in his backyard
ABC Columbia Staff

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina man faces two counts of murder after being accused of shooting two people demanding an unpaid cab fare and burying them in his backyard. Goose Creek Assistant Police Chief Maj. John Grainger tells local media that 39-year-old James Edward Loftis was charged Sunday. An arrest affidavit says police went to Loftis’ home…