Crime & Safety
Woman Charged with Concealing Evidence at Murder Scene
Rachel Rae Fremion of Pelion is accused of helping two men charged with murder in the 2011 disappearance of Michael Jody George clean up the murder scene, according to the sheriff's department.
A Pelion woman is in jail after Lexington County detectives say she helped a Gaston man charged with murder clean up his home to conceal evidence in a 2011 killing.
Rachel Rae Fremion, 33, of 1869 Water Tank Road is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. She is being held at the Lexington County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.
Deputies say that between Dec. 24 and Dec. 28, 2011, Fremion helped 36-year-old Jamey Charles Mallette of Gaston clean up his home on Busbee Road after he and William Thomas “Tommy” Embree, Jr., 34, kidnapped and killed Michael Jody George, 22, of West Columbia.
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Witnesses told deputies that Fremion went to Mallete's house numerous times to help clean up a "bloody mess," according to a press release from the sheriff's department.
Deputies found evidence at Mallette’s home that contained blood and DNA that
forensic tests show came from George’s body, according to the sheriff's department.
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Mallette was arrested Feb. 15 and is being held at the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. He was denied bond while awaiting trial.
Deputies arrested Embree on Dec. 18. He is being held at McCormick Correctional Institution, where he is serving a six-year prison sentence for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, according to the sheriff's department.
Deputies continue to search for George's body.
Sheriff James Metts asks anyone with information about Fremion, Mallette, Embree, or the disappearance and death of George to contact the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department at 803-785-8230 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
Citizens also can provide information anonymously by accessing the crime tip link on the sheriff’s department website (www.lexingtonsheriff.com).
Related:
- 2nd Man Charged with Murder in 2011 Disappearance
- Man Charged with Murder in Case of Missing West Columbia Man
- Authorities Search for Missing Man
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