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This is too sad and senseless. The victim met the "buyers" in public, like recommended but he still got killed. I know my daughter and others have said they are quitting Craig's List. They don't feel safe anymore.
http://m.live5news.com/#!/newsDetail/23635747
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https://www.facebook.com/waapps?fref=browse_search
Police: Man murdered after suspects respond to Craigslist ad
Charleston County deputies say two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Beaufort man whose body was found near a power substation in Mt. Pleasant Monday night.
Jquan Scott, 19, and Isaac Williams, 20, have been arrested for the kidnapping and murder of 25-year-old William Alexander Apps. Bond was denied for both men Tuesday night.
The Charleston County Coroner's Office confirmed Tuesday that Apps, of Meeting Street, was found dead by detectives near a power substation off Magrath Darby Boulevard around 8:30 p.m. Monday, several days after he was reported missing.
According to the coroner's office, Apps died from a gunshot wound to the head.
At a press conference Tuesday, Sheriff Al Cannon said Apps was trying to sell his truck on Craigslist and the suspects responded to his ad. He met the two men last Thursday at a Hardees in downtown Charleston, where he was then kidnapped.
Cannon said Apps was sitting in the front passenger seat of the truck when one of the suspects shot him. His body was later dumped in Mt. Pleasant.
Scott then drove Apps' truck to USC Beaufort to party with friends after the shooting, deputies say.
After he as caught, Cannon said Scott led authorities to Apps' body Monday night.
Charleston County Detention Center records show Scott was booked into the jail just before 10:30 p.m. on charges of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Williams has been charged with kidnapping and murder.
Records also show Scott is being held on charges out of Beaufort County. According to Beaufort County Sheriff's Sergeant Robin McIntosh, their only involvement with the Apps case is an investigation into the fraudulent use of his credit cards. Apps is originally from Beaufort.
Scott is expected to appear for a bond hearing later Tuesday.
Apps was last seen in the area of Spring Street in downtown Charleston and in the I'on subdivision in Mt. Pleasant last Thursday around 5 p.m.
Apps' friends and family took to social media pleading for information on his whereabouts over the weekend after losing contact with him.
According to his Facebook profile, Apps studied biology at the College of Charleston and used to work as a tour guide for the Carolina Polo Carriage Company.
http://m.live5news.com/#!/newsDetail/23635747
The victim:
https://www.facebook.com/waapps?fref=browse_search
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