PRESS RELEASE
January 18, 2018

MURDER SUSPECT IN CUSTODY


Justin Marquise Pringle, age 21, the last suspect wanted in connection with the Christmas Eve murder of a Lake City man, has been taken into custody in Columbus, Ohio. According to Investigators, Pringle is alleged to be a co-defendant along with four others in the murder of 74 year old Johnny Cameron on December 24, 2017 at Cameron’s home located on Old Georgetown Road, Lake City, SC.

Pringle was taken into custody in Columbus, Ohio by the Columbus Police Department SWAT team on January 12, 2018. Florence County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force (for the District of South Carolina) and the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team participated in the apprehension.

Pringle will be extradited to South Carolina in the near future to face the murder charges.

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Major Michael M. Nunn
General Counsel/P.I.O.