From staff reports
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Mekhi Jeremiah Moultrie of St. Helena Island. He is wanted in connection to a June 2023 murder investigation.
On the night of June 27, 2023, at about 11:50 p.m., deputies were called to the area of Harbor Breeze Drive on St. Helena Island for a report of shots fired. Once there, they found Brandon Simmons, 36, of St. Helena Island, deceased in his vehicle. He’d been shot multiple times.
During the investigation, Moultrie was identified as the suspect.
“There was information early on implicating him,” BCSO spokesperson Maj. Angela Viens said, “and we were able to tie him to the murder.
Warrants have been obtained for his arrest on the charges of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.
Moultrie should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information as to Moultrie’s whereabouts is encouraged to call Sergeant Snider at 843-255-3421, the Sheriff’s Office non-emergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777, or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111 if wishing to remain anonymous.
