Crime & Safety
Deputies Seek Charleston Murder Suspect
Man accused in 2011 homicide removes ankle monitoring bracelet, goes on the run.
A suspect in the 2011 death Marquis Rashad Richardson has gone missing, and police are asking the public for help in tracking him down.
Travaris Dwayne Walker, 30, is wanted on murder, kidnapping, weapons and drug charges, according to a Charleston County Sheriff's news release.
He is one of four people charged in the homicide, according to ABC News 4. Two to three days ago the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office was alerted that Walker's ankle-monitoring system had been removed.
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Officers searched his last known address and found the bracelet, but they could not locate the suspect. On Friday, the Sheriff's Office put out an alert to the public seeking information on Walker's whereabouts.
Police allege that Walker and the other suspects abducted Richardson from Norman Street at gunpoint and then later killed and dumped on Lincolnville Road, according to ABC News 4.
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His last known address was 38 Bull Street in Charleston. He stands 5 feet 11 inches and weighs 180 pounds. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office at 843-202-1700 or CrimeStoppers at 843-554-1111.
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