Tow Truck Driver Shot - 06.11.24 (SC) "Updated 09.11.24"

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Man shot, killed during South Carolina towing company's vehicle repossession, sheriff says

 

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — A man angry with a South Carolina towing company over the repossession of a vehicle has led to the shooting death of another man, officials said Wednesday.

 

 

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Raheem Deangelo Jackson, 20, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime.

 

Lott said Jackson shot and killed the 46-year-old man early Tuesday morning at the 7200 block of Fairmont Road in Columbia.

 

 

The name of the victim has not yet been released.

 

He said the investigation revealed that the shooting was a result of a towing company repossessing a vehicle, but no other information was released.

 

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Coroner identifies tow truck driver fatally shot while repossessing car

 

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A man's bond was denied after he he allegedly killed a tow truck driver who was repossessing a vehicle early Wednesday morning.

 

 

Raheem Jackson, 20, is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime.

 

Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford identified the victim as 46-year-old Steven Hughes.

 

Authorities say the shooting occurred in the 7200 block of Fairmont Road in Columbia.

 

Jackson was in bond court Wednesday afternoon. He will remain at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

 

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That's seven "fatal acts" of violence against tow and repo personnel since January 18th and three within 27 days. Rest in peace Steven. 

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Beloved Lexington Facebook group creator killed while repossessing car

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - WIS heard from the mother and daughter of a Lexington County man who investigators said was killed early Wednesday morning while repossessing a car.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has accused 20-year-old Raheem DeAngelo Jackson of killing Steve Hughes.

Jackson is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime.

Hughes was loved by his family and the Lexington County community.

He was well known his involvement in community Facebook groups, particularly the one called “Happenings in Lexington, South Carolina,” that’s garnered over 46,000 followers.

He welcomed community members to post concerns, politics, events and resources. Hughes also shared details about his personal life with the group and recently asked the community for prayers when his brother passed away.

Steve Hughes(Screenshot from Facebook)

The incident report from the Richland County Sheriffs Department said a deputy responded to a shots fired call just after midnight Wednesday on Fairmont Road in Columbia.

According to that report, the first deputy arrived to find a tow truck with lights flashing and the drivers’ side door open with bullet holes and Hughes inside.

He was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, where he later died.

His daughter, Stephanie Hughes, tells me there will never be another person like her dad. She came to know him dad just in the last few years.

”I have regrets of not being able to know him as much as I could. But, you know, you always think you have more time until you don’t,” she said.

Stephanie Hughes described her dad as supportive, encouraging, and above all funny. She said he often encouraged her to repo just like him and was always ready to lend a helping hand.

Steve’s mother, Monica Hughes, has experienced the loss of her two other children. Steve is now the third.

As Monica reflected on his life, she told WIS News Hughes loved his job. Even though she often worried about his safety, he never did.

She said nothing will compare to the day she found out about his death.

“I haven’t cried for years and years and years, but then I did,” she said. “So, I didn’t know, I couldn’t even think, nothing. You know, it was just horrible.”

Stephanie Hughes told WIS she will never understand her father’s death.

“Someone my age was capable of doing this, when I found that out, the emotions that came over me, it was incomprehensible,” she said.

Monica Hughes said she doesn’t understand why someone would take another person’s life over the repossession of a car.

She said she will do everything she can to ensure Jackson serves the maximum time if convicted.

Despite this, the two plan to carry Steve Hughes’ memory with them always.

“He was one of a kind though, there will never be another him,” Stephanie Hughes said.

Jackson will appear in Richland County General Sessions Court for a bond hearing. A date for his bond has yet not been set.

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[rreschran]

This certainly is a sad occurrence with the rise in violence against tow operators. Christine and I send our prayers to Steven Hughes' family in their loss.

 

In this month's American Towman Magazine, I covered the issue of "Repo Dangers" as a means understand and learn to avoid violent confrontations.

 

If you're a tower who conducts PPI's or repos, read the article on AT's on-line magazine, pages 40 through 45.

 

Find the article at this link:  American Towman Magazine - June 2024 by dortiz-towman - Issuu

 

Remember ... everyone is on edge these days and violence has become a way of life. As I have 180-incidents of fatal violence against towers and repo agents dating back to 1934, I remind you that no matter what your level of macho is, keep in mind that NO vehicle is worth being killed over .. . there always will be another one.

This certainly is a sad occurrence with the rise in violence against tow operators. Christine and I send our prayers to Steven Hughes' family in their loss.

 

In this month's American Towman Magazine, I covered the issue of "Repo Dangers" as a means understand and learn to avoid violent confrontations.

 

If you're a tower who conducts PPI's or repos, read the article on AT's on-line magazine, pages 40 through 45.

 

Find the article at this link:  American Towman Magazine - June 2024 by dortiz-towman - Issuu

 

Remember ... everyone is on edge these days and violence has become a way of life. As I have 180-incidents of fatal violence against towers and repo agents dating back to 1934, I remind you that no matter what your level of macho is, keep in mind that NO vehicle is worth being killed over .. . there always will be another one.

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Second arrest made in case of murdered tow truck driver on Fairmont Road in Columbia

 

The sister of Raheem Jackson was taken into custody Monday morning, following the June 12 shooting.

 

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Richland County Sheriff's Department (RCSD) has made a second arrest in the case of a tow truck driver who was shot and killed on June 12 in Columbia.

 

Early morning Monday, June 17, SRT and Fugitive Task Force personnel attempted to serve a search warrant at the home of Essence Jackson in the 7200 block of Fairmont Road in the Capitol View neighborhood, off Leesburg Road in Columbia.

 

Jackson was not located at the home but was found at a secondary location a short time after the execution of the search warrant at the Fairmont address.

 

She was taken into custody without further incident, charged with murder and booked at Alvin S Glenn Detention Center.

 

Essence Jackson's arrest is the second arrest made in this case. She is the sister of Raheem Jackson, 20, who was arrested and charged with murder of 46-year-old Steven Hughes on June 12.

 

Hughes was repossessing a car on Fairmont Road when RCSD investigators say Raheem Jackson shot and killed him.

 

RCSD says Essence Jackson is being named a “co-conspirator contributing to actions that occurred that evening."

 

This is still an ongoing investigation.

 

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Teen, her brother charged with murder after tow truck driver was killed, SC sheriff says

 

second person was arrested following the recent shooting death of a tow truck driver, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.

Essence Jackson, 19, was charged with murder Monday, the sheriff’s department said in a news release.

 

Her brother, 20-year-old Raheem Jackson, was also charged with murder when he was arrested June 12, according to the release.

 

That’s the same day that 46-year-old Lexington resident Steven Hughes was killed in an early morning shooting, the Richland County Coroner’s Office said.

 

The shooting happened in the 7200 block of Fairmont Road, the sheriff’s department said. That’s in Columbia, near the intersection with Leesburg Road, not far from Exit 9 on Interstate 77.

 

The shooting was as a result of a towing company repossessing a vehicle, according to the release.

 

No other injuries were reported.

 

Raheem Jackson was also charged with possession of a firearm during a violent crime, the sheriff’s department said.

 

Members of the sheriff’s department attempted to serve a search warrant and arrest warrant at Essence Jackson’s residence on Monday morning, but she was not home, according to the release. She was located at a secondary location a short time later and was taken into custody without further incident, the sheriff’s department said.

 

No bond has been set for either Essence or Raheem Jackson, and both are being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, jail records show.

 

Despite the arrests, the sheriff’s department is continuing to investigate the shooting.

 

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Incident report reveals new details on tow truck driver shooting

The 46-year-old tow truck driver Steven Hughes was shot and killed on Fairmont Drive.

 

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Suspect charged in murder of tow truck driver to appear in court