State v. Akello Jeter
May 08, 2017OUTCOME: Pled Guilty to Murder, 2 counts of PWDVC, 2 counts of AR, and 2 counts of Kidnapping. Recieved a 40 year jail sentence on the Murder charge; 30 years on each AR charge; 30 years on each Kidnapping charge, and 5 years on each PWDVC to run concurrent
Akello Jeter shot Autumn R. Hunt, 19, to death on Feb. 3, 2016. Hunt’s father reported her missing on Feb. 4, 2016 and her Jeep Liberty was recovered 4 days in the parking lot behind the Bi-Lo Shoppi ... ng Center on John B. White Sr. Boulevard. The passenger seat of the vehicle was badly burned. Sheriff’s deputies found a GPS unit on the roof of the shopping center that led them to the secluded grassy field in the Arkwright community where Hunt’s body was discovered during the evening of Feb. 11, 2016. Deputies used Hunt’s Facebook account along with information obtained from the recovered GPS unit to identify Jeter as a suspect in the murder. City police arrested Jeter and another person on Feb. 11 in connection to the armed robbery and kidnapping of the local teens at a South Church Street location. After his arrest, Jeter admitted to shooting Hunt to death. A ballistics test conducted on a .40 Glock handgun used during the robbery was connected to a bullet casing found near Hunt’s body. Investigators also learned that Jeter sold Hunt’s cell telephone after the homicide. Please see weblink at: http://www.goupstate.com/news/20170508/man-sentenced-to-40-years-for-killing-spartanburg-high-grad
