SALUDA COUNTY, S.C. (WFXG) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) says two men from  Saluda County have been charged in connection with a murder case dating back to 2018.

According to SLED, 30-year-old Derrick Cyrus Jr faces charges of being an accessory after the fact to murder.

According to a press release, Cyrus is accused of knowingly and willfully assisting twenty-four-year-old Earl Eugene Valentine Jr following the shooting of the death of 38-year-old James Patrick Kinard on Oct. 19, 2018. 

The incident happened in the area of Hazzard Circle in Ridge Spring.

Valentine is being charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Cyrus and Valentine have been taken into custody and booked at the Saluda County Detention Center.

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