LANCASTER, S.C. — Police said Thursday they made a second arrest tied to the murder of 18-year-old Jelani Jackson, 18, of Lancaster.
Police in Lancaster said on Sept. 4 Jackson was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on Clinton Avenue.
Authorities caught Lamonte Roberts, 31, of Lancaster, in Richmond County on Wednesday and charged him with murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Kenyan Blair, 19, of Lancaster, was arrested in September and is still in custody at the Lancaster County Detention Center on charges of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Federal investigators believe five other shootings that followed were retaliatory and gang-related.
The FBI and ATF are offering a $20,000 reward for information in these cases.
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