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Nine Teens Charged in June Slaying of 16-Year-Old in South Carolina

One of the accused reportedly recorded the slaying on video.

Trey Dean Wright of Johnsonville was found by Florence County Sheriff's deputies.
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Overview

  • Investigators found Trey Dean Wright dead June 24 on First Neck Road near Johnsonville with multiple gunshot wounds.
  • Devan Scott Raper, 19, faces murder and weapons charges and remains jailed without bond.
  • Prosecutors have charged nine teenagers under a state law that treats accomplices as equally responsible for the killing.
  • Among those charged is 17-year-old Gianna Kistenmacher, Wright’s girlfriend, accused of arranging the meeting knowing Raper was armed.
  • Bond hearings left Hunter Kendall also held without bond while Corrine Belviso and Sydney Kearns secured release on $20,000 surety bonds.