Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Westminster Man on Two Counts of Murder

Levi Kevin Jones

(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Westminster man on two counts of Murder in relation to an ongoing and continuing homicide investigation.

19 year old Levi Kevin Jones, of Cobb Bridge Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 11:51pm yesterday evening.  Jones is a grandson of the victims. 

Jones has also been charged with two counts of Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime.  The arrest warrants were obtained in relation to the deaths of Larry and Sandra Moore last week. 

Jones was taken into custody during a Warrants Service Friday evening by Investigators from the Criminal Investigation Bureau and a Deputy assigned to the Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement Team.  At this time, Jones remains in jail pending a bond hearing. 

On Thursday evening, January 15^th, the Sheriff’s Office and the Oconee County Coroner’s Office began a death investigation after the bodies Mr. and Mrs. Moore were discovered inside of a home on Cromer Moore Road near Westminster by a family member. 

Investigators began the process of gathering evidence in relation to the homicide.  Investigators have received assistance in processing evidence from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Investigators have also had consultations with the 10^th Circuit Solicitors Office and have met with family members to keep them apprised of the investigation.

According to the arrest warrants, Jones stabbed Mr. Moore multiple times in the torso and neck and strangled Mrs. Moore, cutting off her airway and blood flow.  Jones was also armed with a knife during the commission of the crime.