Deputies arrest man wanted for questioning in Lugoff shooting

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A man wanted for questioning as a ‘person of interest,’ after a shooting on Westover Acres in Lugoff was arrested.

Kershaw County Sheriff Lee Boan said 49-year-old Rayford Lyn Ford turned himself in Thursday and was arrested after he was interviewed by investigators.

The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office announced Ford was a person of interest after a shooting on Tuesday.

An incident report stated a man was shot near a camper. The man is in the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg, deputies said.

Ford was later charged with assault and battery high and aggravated nature and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to Boan.

Deputies said Ford is currently at the Kershaw County Detention Center awaiting bond.

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