A 20-year-old man wanted for an alleged murder in Washington, D.C., has been apprehended in Clarendon County.
Deputies with the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office arrested William Lee Lewis IV about 5 p.m. Monday at Forest Villa Apartment Complex off Fleming Circle in Manning.
"We got a phone call about 3 p.m. (Monday," said Sheriff Randy Garrett. "This caller was telling me that the suspect was in our county and he was wanted for a murder he committed Nov. 3, 2015."
The Metropolitan Police Department reported to the Washington Post in November that Lewis was wanted in connection to a murder Nov. 3 in southeastern Washington, D.C.
According to reports, police found 19-year-old Tyree Banks fatally shot at his home in the 5000 block of Benning Road SE about 3:30 p.m. Nov. 3, and Banks later died at an area hospital. The cause of death was reported as gunshot wounds.
"We checked all the details out with D.C. police, and we were able to find that he was in the system with warrants for murder," said Garrett. "We determined a little later that he was at Forest Villa Apartments."
Deputies responding to the complex found Lewis in one the closet of one of the apartment's units. Garrett said he was told by D.C. authorities that the alleged murder was caught on video.
He added that he believes Lewis has family in Clarendon County, but that he is not from here.
"I think he lives right there in D.C.," Garrett said. "This was a great arrest by our deputies. We found out he was here about 3 p.m. and by 5 p.m., he was in custody."
Garrett said Lewis is currently being held at the Clarendon County Detention Center pending an extradition hearing.
"If he waives extradition, he will likely be back in D.C. by Friday," Garrett said. "If he fights it, it could take up to two weeks for him to go back. We are just glad that we were able to help another department."
