LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington County deputies arrested and charged a Columbia man with murder in the fatal stabbing of his mother Friday.
The victim was identified as 60-year-old Jocelyn Murray, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher.
J.W. Hayes Jr., the 40-year-old son of Murray, is charged with murder and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants.
“Based on what detectives have determined during their investigation, Hayes stabbed Murray with a knife multiple times sometime between Thursday night and early Friday morning,” said Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. According to Koon, “Hayes then took his mother’s debit card and unlawfully used after fleeing the scene.”
According to Sheriff Koon, Hayes lived with Murray in the apartment where her caretaker found her in the morning. Deputies arrested Hayes without incident Friday afternoon.
Hayes is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center while he awaits a bond hearing.