Crime & Safety
Third Suspect Charged in St. Maarten Slaying
Police have charged three men in the deaths of Michael and Thelma King.
A 20-year-old St. Maarten man has been arrested in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the death of Mount Pleasant residents Michael and Thelma King, according to reports.
The unidentified man is the third suspect charged in the September stabbing deats that killed the couple, WCBD-TV reports.
Police say on man, a 28-year-old Jamaican security guard, has already confessed to the killings. A 17-year-old was arrested earlier this week.
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The Kings split their time between South Carolina and the Dutch Caribbean island. They were apparently establishing a rum distillery there.
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