Authorities in South Carolina have charged a man with killing his daughter, whom he mistook for a potential intruder.
GREENVILLE, S.C. —
The Greenville County Sheriff's Office said 43-year-old Jermaine Pressley faces charges of murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and three counts of felon in possession of a firearm, in addition to drug charges.Sheriff's Office Lt. Jimmy Bolt said in a statement that Pressley heard someone trying to enter his home, so he shot through a door.
Deputies said officers responding to the shooting early Sunday found heroin and cocaine in Pressley's Greenville home.Pressley is being held in the Greenville County Detention Center. It's not immediately clear if he has a lawyer.
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