One man arrested for firing shots at Mt. Pleasant construction site
Police seek second suspect
By Andy Paras
Mount Pleasant Police have arrested one suspect accused of shooting at a man at the construction site for the new Roper-St. Francis Hospital Monday.
Clayton Jefferson Jr.
DeAngelo Coakley
Investigators charged Clayton Jefferson, 22, of Mount Pleasant with assault with intent to kill, said Capt. Stan Gragg. He said the same charge is pending against DeAngelo Coakley, 20, of Mount Pleasant.
Gragg said the shooting happened at 1:10 p.m. at 3500 U.S. 17 North. The victim told officers he had an "altercation" with a group of men at the Walmart near Oakland Plantation and the men followed him back to the construction site.
One of the suspects fired a handgun about seven times, striking the victim's truck twice.
The suspects fled the area.
Gragg said Jefferson was arrested late Monday.
Read more details in Wednesday's editions of The Post and Courier.
Reach Andy Paras at 937-5589 or aparas@postandcourier.com.
Editor's note: Earlier versions of this story incorrectly stated that both suspects had been arrested. The Post and Courier regrets the error.
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