Orangeburg man charged in shooting of Vance security guard
Orangeburg SC May 6 2018 An Orangeburg man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting outside a Vance club. He’s also facing a charge in a second gun-related incident.
“This individual seemed to be getting more and more angry and dangerous,” Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said.
“Within two days, he had pointed a handgun at party goers and in another situation, shot into a crowd, injuring a security guard,” he said.
Keon Keitt, 31, was charged with attempted murder of a security guard and pointing and presenting a weapon.
During a hearing on Friday, bond was set at $100,000 on the High Point Circle man.
Witnesses at a children’s party said that Keitt drove up to the Stilton Road gathering on March 31, according to a sheriff’s office incident report.
One woman alleged he brandished a weapon while demanding she pass a message on to a relative.
When she confronted him about the weapon, Keitt left, she said.
The following night, a club goer at The Brass Elephant in Vance said she confronted Keitt when she noticed he kept staring at her, according to an incident report.
She said he later threw a drink on her before unleashing a tirade of names at her.
As she and her friends left the club, an argument broke out between her group and Keitt’s group, the report said.
Witnesses said four shots rang out as the arguing groups separated. A security guard was shot in the lower arm.
Keitt faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder alone.
