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Berkeley County Deputies Arrest Man in Connection with January Homicide

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with a homicide that occurred in January of 2019.

Detectives with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Thomas Scott McFadden, Jr. with the homicide of Steven Lincoln Jr.

On Saturday, January 19, Berkeley County deputies responded to a report of a deceased person at Shuler Cemetery, in Ridgeville, South Carolina. The investigation determined the victim, later identified as Lincoln, had been shot and killed.

[PRIOR STORY: Coroner: Man Found Shot to Death inside Cemetery]

McFadden is currently being held at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center on an unrelated murder charged. He appeared before bond court for the January homicide and received no bond.

Berkeley County deputies are continuing their investigation into this case. Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to contact the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.

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