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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Horry County coroner identifies man found in closet by officers conducting welfare check
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Horry County Coroner's Office has identified the victim in a homicide investigation that led to a woman's arrest early Saturday morning. Frederick Vansant, Jr., 60, was found dead in a closet by officers who were called to a home on Dinger Court in the Burgess area on Friday to conduct a welfare check on a person, the coroner's office said. Joyanna Vansant, 53, was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. She remains in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. Officers found Frederick Vansant's body after they were called to the home and someone who didn't live at the home and was covered in blood answered the door, police said Saturday in a Facebook post. Police also said there was evidence of a shooting. This is a developing story. Count on News13 for updates. * * * Dennis Bright is the Digital Executive Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
SC man allegedly killed by his ex-wife named. She was found ‘covered in blood'
A Horry County circuit court judge denied bond Sunday to a woman arrested for murder after police found her 'covered in blood.' Horry County Police arrested Joyanna Vansant on May 17 for murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to the sheriff's office. She is accused of killing Frederick Vansant, Jr., 60, according to Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard by email. Vansant was found by officers in a closet at his home, Willard said. Court and land records show that the man was her ex-husband. The two divorced in 2021, South Carolina Department of Social Services records show. On Friday, police performed a welfare check along Dinger Court in the Burgess area, which is the same street Frederick Vansant owns a town home, according to land records. Joyanna Vansant answered the door, 'covered in blood,' said a social media post from Horry County Police. The 53-year-old used to live at the address but no longer does. Police searched the home and found someone dead in the closet. There was evidence of a shooting, the post said. Judge Manuela Ardeljan Clayton said during the bond hearing Sunday morning that Joyanna Vansant has a Myrtle Beach address. The victim has family living more than three hours away, an official told Clayton during the hearing. The Sun News requested the police reports from the incident.
