Hampton County deputies work to bring accused murderer back from Pennsylvania
HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - Hampton County deputies are working to bring an accused murderer back from Pennsylvania.
For the past 11 days, Johnathan Romig has been in custody.
He is accused of stabbing and killing Donnie Kinard at a home in Yemassee earlier this month.
SEE: Yemassee man arrested in Pennsylvania, charged with murder in connection to April 4 fatal stabbing
Kinard was a beloved father, friend, and played in bands at church. Romig was arrested by U.S. Marshals five days after the killing.
The Hampton County Sheriff’s Office said they sent two deputies up to Pennsylvania to bring him back to Hampton County to face the murder charges.
He is expected to be booked in the Hampton County Detention Center sometime on Tuesday.
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