Overview

• Nine teens have been formally indicted in the June 24 killing of Trey Dean Wright in Florence County with roles ranging from alleged shooter to orchestrator, prosecutors say.
• Under South Carolina’s joint-liability statute, at least five defendants—including 17-year-old Gianna Kistenmacher charged as an accessory before the fact—are being tried as adults.
• Devan Scott Raper, 19, and 18-year-old Hunter Kendall remain held without bond while 18-year-old Corrine Belviso and 17-year-old Sydney Kearns secured release on $20,000 surety bonds.
• Investigators allege the group lured Wright to a remote stretch of First Neck Road over a romantic dispute and that a teen recorded the fatal shooting.
• Pretrial court dates for bond reviews and evidentiary hearings are set as authorities continue probing the alleged plot.