Yemassee man charged with murder after shootout at residence Tuesday night, police say
A Yemassee man faces a murder charge after a deadly shootout Tuesday night at a rural home, according to officials from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.
Jordan Orlanda Fields, 27, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime Tuesday night, according to Chief Jeff Crosby, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
Joe Singleton, 48, of Pocotaligo, was shot multiple times in the upper body and died at 10:28 p.m., according to Jasper County Coroner Willie P. Aiken III. His autopsy is scheduled for Friday at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
The incident occurred just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, when an argument between Fields and the victim in a home on Old Pocotaligo Road became violent. Fields shot the man multiple times, Crosby said.
The victim was pronounced dead in the ambulance before EMS left the scene, according to Crosby.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is assisting the sheriff’s office in the investigation.
Fields was being held at the Jasper County Detention Center on Wednesday, Crosby said.
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