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Nine Teens Face Charges in Group-Lured Killing of 16-Year-Old as 10th Suspect Prepares to Surrender

Prosecutors have invoked South Carolina’s collective liability doctrine to charge multiple teens as adults for their roles in the orchestrated fatal confrontation.

Overview

  • Devan Scott Raper, 19, is charged with murder and weapon possession and remains jailed without bond after Wright was allegedly lured to a rural encounter.
  • Hunter Kendall, 18, also faces murder charges and is detained without bond for his role in setting up the confrontation.
  • Corrine Belviso and Sydney Kearns were charged as accomplices in the plot and released pending trial after each posting a $20,000 surety bond.
  • Gianna Kistenmacher, Wright’s girlfriend, is charged as an accessory before the fact for arranging the meeting with the armed shooter.
  • At least one teen is believed to have filmed the shooting and a tenth suspect is expected to surrender as the investigation continues.