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Man wanted in connection with Cheraw murder captured in Wadesboro hotel room

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — A man wanted for murder in the Cheraw area of Chesterfield County has been captured, according to authorities.

Darreus Isaac, 19, was found Thursday morning in a hotel room in Wadesboro, police told Channel 9.

He was arrested and charged with the murder of 23-year-old Daniel Compton, which happened on Dec. 5.

Authorities said Compton was killed at a house on Midway Road just outside of Cheraw off Highway 52.

Officials with the Chesterfield Sheriff’s Office said Isaac and others went into the home to rob Compton and shot him.

The investigation is ongoing.

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