Brand is also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, the post said.
ABC15 requested a background check on Brand from the State Law Enforcement Division. According to the background check information, his criminal history is lengthy:
In 2008, Brand was convicted on two misdemeanor petty larceny charges out of the city of Marion. He was sentenced to 15 days in jail, but that was suspended if he paid a fine and restitution.
In 2009, Brand sentenced under the youthful offenders act on a non-violent second degree burglary charge. The sentence was not to exceed six years in prison.
29-Year-Old Man Kidnapped and Murdered 80-Year-old Woman in Georgia: Police Alberto Luperon
Dominique Davonah Brand, and Mary Ann Elvington
Police in Horry County, Georgia say they found the man who kidnapped and murdered 80-year-old
Mary Ann Elvington. They identified the suspect as
Dominique Davonah Brand, 29. He was arrested Wednesday.
Marion County Magistrate Judge
Danny O. Barker II called it “one of the most heinous crimes that I have experienced,” according to
SC Now. He denied bond for Brand, describing him as a danger to the community.
The defendant had been released from prison in 2018, prosecuted as a prolific burglary.
Brand is currently also charged with possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a violent felony, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.
Updated: 9:09 PM EDT March 31, 2021
MARION COUNTY, S.C. A suspect has been arrested in the killing of an 80-year-old South Carolina woman who d earlier been reported as missing.
Marion County deputies announced Wednesday night they arrested 29-year-old Dominique Davonah Brand, of Marion, on a charge of kidnapping and murder in the death of Mary Ann Elvington.
Brand is also charged with possession of a firearm or ammunition by person convicted of violent felony and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.
Officers say around 6:45 p.m. Monday they recovered the remains of Elvington in the Zion Community of Marion County. Multiple media outlets report Marion County Coroner Jerry Richardson as saying the discovery was made near Zion Grocery.