City Of Columbia Police Department: Adult And Teen Charged In Firearms Investigation

Columbia SC

27 May, 2022

7:52 AM

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Press release from the City of Columbia Police Department: May 25, 2022 Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have charged an 40-year-old woman and a 13-year-old male after they were caught having a loaded firearm at the Columbiana Mall. La'Kenyatta Moore-Rhodes is housed at the Lexington County Detention Center charged with Pointing and Presenting a Firearm, Unlawful Carry of a Firearm and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Rhodes-Moore does not have a South Carolina concealed weapons permit. The juvenile is housed at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ) charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Person under the Age of 18, Unlawful Carry of a Firearm and Pointing and Presenting a Firearm. CPD officers were dispatched to 100 Columbiana Drive shortly before 7:00 last night after dispatchers received information that a female and a juvenile were presenting firearms at patrons inside the mall. When officers arrived, they found the suspects near the food court and detained them. After searching the teen, officers found a loaded 9mm firearm on him. During the course of the investigation and after reviewing surveillance video, investigators determined that Moore-Rhodes initially had the loaded gun in her possession and gave it to the teen. CPD is consulting with the Eleventh Circuit Solicitor's Office regarding the case. This press release was produced by the City of Columbia Police Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.