Crime & Safety
Update: 3 Murder Suspects Arrested in N.C.
3 suspects in a recent murder and bank robbery in South Carolina were arrested overnight in North Carolina.

A U.S. Marshalls Task Force has arrested 3 suspects who are wanted in connection with the shooting death of an Easley man and the robbery of a Spartanburg bank Wednesday night in North Carolina.
Tavish Dominique Yeargin, 25, of Greenville, is the primary suspect in Dinneen's murder and Wednesday's bank robbery. In addition, murder and grand larceny warrants have been issued for Kayla Nicole Williams of Marietta, SC and Nyia S. Utsey of Greenville, SC.
"All three were arrested last night shortly after 10 p.m in Buncombe County," Assistant Pickens County Sheriff Tim Morgan said. "The arrest was uneventful."
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The Pickens County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for Yeargin's arrest on Wednesday morning. He is wanted by deputies in the shooting death of Sean Timothy Dinneen on Saturday, Sept. 17, in the parking lot of the Crosswell First Baptist Church.
The Spartanburg Public Safety Department also is seeking an arrest warrant for Yeargin in connection with a bank robbery that occurred on Wednesday afternoon at BB&T Bank located at 280 N. Church St. in Spartanburg.
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Pickens County deputies said the probable cause for the murder warrant is based on witness statements and forensic evidence recovered from the victim's vehicle. Yeargin was seen on video surveillance during the bank robbery in Spartanburg, police said.
Deputies said the true motive for the killing of Dinneen is not known and is still under investigation. Pickens County Asst. Sheriff Tim Morgan said he expects other arrests to be made in connection with the murder.
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