Update: Five Charged in Shooting at Home Near Gaston

Update 1:30 p.m.: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives arrested five people on Friday in connection with the death of a 64-year-old man who was shot in the head at a home near Gaston.

Charles Carlisle Plumley, 29, of 2439 Highway 6, Lexington, and Shawn William Sharpe, 20, of 228 Fields Lane, Lexington, are charged with murder, first-degree burglary and armed robbery, Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said in a press release issued Friday.

The following were also arrested and charged Friday:

• Patsy Jean Anz, 63, of 2433 Highway 6, Gaston, misprision of a felony.

• Angela Renee Griffin, 31, of 630 Old Orangeburg Road, Lexington, accessory after the fact to a felony.

• Raymond Daniel Plumley, Jr., 36, of 2439 Highway 6, Gaston, accessory after the fact to a felony.

Plumley, Sharpe, Anz, Griffin and Raymond Plumley, who is the brother of Charles Plumley, are being held Friday at the Lexington County Detention Center awaiting bond hearings, Metts said.

Griffin is the girlfriend of Charles Plumley and Anz is an acquaintance of Raymond Plumley, according to the press release. 

Reported earlier

About 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Charles Plumley and Sharpe, who was armed with a .45-caliber handgun, went to the home at 254 Victor Road with the intent to rob the home’s occupants of crack cocaine and money, Metts said.

According to the release, Charles Plumley and Raymond Plumley have regularly purchased crack cocaine at the home.

Charles Plumley and Sharpe, who were wearing masks to conceal their faces, knocked on the front door of the home. Witnesses told detectives that when Leon Justice, 64, opened the door Sharpe shot Justice once in the head with the .45-caliber gun.

The exact circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation, Metts said.

Sharpe forced the owner of the Victor Road home at gunpoint to give him crack cocaine and money, Metts said.

Sharpe and Charles Plumley contacted Raymond Plumley and Griffin to help them hide the shooting of Justice, according to the release.

Metts said Griffin and Raymond Plumley later drove Charles Plumley and Sharpe to a motel on S.C. 302 near Cayce, where Griffin attempted to pay for a motel room under a false name.

Detectives say Griffin and Raymond Plumley provided false information when they were questioned about the shooting. Anz also provided false information to detectives when she was questioned.

Metts said Charles Plumley and Sharpe are scheduled to appear in court at 3 p.m. Friday for first-appearance hearings.  During that time, a Lexington County magistrate will advise the two men about the offenses they’re being charged with committing, he said.

Under South Carolina law, a circuit judge would have to conduct bond hearings for Charles Plumley and Sharpe because murder carries a punishment of life in prison, Metts said.

The 11^th Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office has not yet scheduled bond hearings for the two men.

Anz, Griffin and Raymond Plumley are scheduled to appear in court at 3 p.m. Friday for bond hearings.

Original story: The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 64-year-old man who was shot in the head at a home near Gaston Wednesday night.

Detectives say about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Leon W. Justice, of 254 Victor Road, was shot in the head after he answered the front door of the home, according to a press released issued Thursday by the department.

Deputies responded to a call about the shooting at 10:37 p.m. Wednesday, Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said.

Justice, who had rented a bedroom for about a year at the Victor Road home, was lying on his back on the floor near the front door. Justice was breathing, but appeared to be unconscious.

The owner of the Victor Road home told deputies she was in the kitchen when she heard someone knock on the front door, Metts said.

She said Justice went to the front door, opened it and shortly after she heard a bang and saw a flash when two men wearing masks covering their faces confronted Justice, he said.

Metts said a neighbor told deputies he saw one of the men run across the front yard of the Victor Road home and get into a truck, which was dark in color and resembling a Cheverolet truck.

Justice was transported to Palmetto Health Richland Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Metts said.

Detectives are pursuing leads concerning the identities of the two men and additional people who were involved in the shooting. The circumstances of Justice’s death remains under investigation, Metts said.

Detectives also are investigating whether Justice was acquainted with the persons involved in his death.

Anyone with any information about Justice's death or the identities of the persons involved in the shooting is asked to call the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department at (803) 785-8230 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. You can also provide information anonymously by accessing the Crime Tip link on the Sheriff's Department web site.