Found Deceased NC - Shelton Bennett, 28, Scotland County, 23 Aug 2023

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Search ended for missing man, criminal involvement suspected, Scotland County deputies say

SCOTLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A search for a missing man in Scotland County has ended, according to Randy Dover with the Scotland County Sheriff’s Department. Dover said the search was…

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SCOTLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A search for a missing man in Scotland County has ended, according to Randy Dover with the Scotland County Sheriff’s Department.

Dover said the search was conducted off Butler Road near Laurinburg for Shelton Bennett who has been missing since last Wednesday.

Bennet’s family reported him missing last Friday and hadn’t seen him days before then. Bennett’s car, a dodge blue Challenger was found Friday on Butler Road where the search was conducted today, according to Dover.

 

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Parents of missing Scotland County man continue search

Bobby and Jennifer Bennett have spent the past nine days searching for their 28-year-old son, Shelton Bennett.Scotland County Captain Randy Dover said the famil

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Scotland County Captain Randy Dover said the family reported Bennett missing last Wednesday, but he hadn't been seen for days prior to then.

Dover said at this point, they suspect criminal involvement in Bennett's disappearance and don't believe he went missing on his own.

Jennifer Bennett said she and her family started searching for her son and were able to find his blue Dodge Challenger abandoned on Butler Road near the Laurel Hill community of Scotland County.

Bobby Bennett said his son would never be gone this long away from his family and his six-month-old baby.

“I was hoping, just something. Maybe he went somewhere or with somebody. But, as long as it’s been, you know there is foul play," said Bobby Bennett.

The family called Precision Search and Rescue to help search for their son.

 

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$10K reward offered for info in case of missing Scotland County man

A $10,000 reward is now being offered for information that can lead to the whereabouts of 28-year old Shelton Bennett of Scotland County, according to Bennett's

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SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — A $10,000 reward is now offered for information that can lead to the whereabouts of 28-year-old Shelton Bennett of Scotland County, according to Bennett's family.

Rhodes said he believes that someone in the area of Butler Road knows what happened to Bennett.

"I do believe that whoever put that car on Butler Road. I believe that they are somewhere close. They live somewhere close here. And that they know this area, quite well. I don't believe a complete stranger would have just found this road. I spoke to a lot of people and they said it didn't stick out to them. And they live right around here," said Rhodes.

 

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Scotland Co. CrimeStoppers getting lots of tips, including ones from psychic

The Scotland County CrimeStoppers program is 100% anonymous and does pay out cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest in a crime.Laurinburg Police C

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Bennett went missing three weeks ago. Deputies found his car on Butler Road, but there's no trace of him.

They're also seeking information in the murder of 30-year-old Kayla Hodge. Hodge was shot to death last month in front of her young children in the Wagram community of Scotland County.

Deputies said they've gotten tips in both cases, but none have panned out.

 

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Speaking of "Rasta" (Rastafarian), I did find this arrest from 2020:

LAURINBURG — Shelton Bennett, 24, of Laurel Hill was arrested Wednesday for possession with intent to sell marijuana and carrying a concealed weapon. He was given a $2,500 bond.

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Larceny…

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The family called Precision Search and Rescue to help search for their son.

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Christopher Rhodes of Precision Search and Rescue posted about LE finding a handgun during a search:

Doing a Condine search today With... - Christopher Rhodes

Doing a Condine search today With family Precision search And rescue An Scotland County law enforcement a search for Shelton Bennett. A handgun was...

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Jennifer Bennett told The North Carolina Beat that her son, Shelton, went missing on August 24, 2023. She said a friend of her son, who “was supposed to have borrowed his car,” called her on Friday, August 25, and said he had been trying to reach Shelton but hadn’t been able to. Jennifer said she last spoke to her son on the morning of the day he disappeared, August 24th.

He called me and asked if I had spoken to my son and I told him I did yesterday (August 24), Bennett said. He said he was trying to get up with him but couldn’t.

Jennifer told The North Carolina Beat that her son’s friend told her that he had visited Shelton’s house and noticed that his baby’s mother was behaving strangely, claiming she hadn’t seen him. She said she then went over to her son’s house and spoke with his baby’s mother, who claimed she hadn’t seen or heard from Shelton since the day before.

She told me my son had left home the day before and din’t come home that night, Bennett said.

The North Carolina Beat has identified the baby mama as 26-year-old Julissa Matias from Laurel Hill, North Carolina. Although Matias claimed that Shelton didn’t come home that night, she didn’t even have the decency to call Jennifer and ask if she had seen him

Shelton Bennett still missing in Laurel Hill, North Carolina, two women may know what happened to him

The family of 28-year-old Shelton Bennett believes two women their son had relations with know what happened to him in Scotland County, NC.

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MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Human remains found in Marlboro County earlier this week have been identified as a Scotland County man reported missing nearly two years ago.

The remains of Shelton Bennett of Laurel Hill were found on Aug. 1 on a vacant farm in the Adamsville area, according to Coroner De’Aron “Dee” M. Smith. Smith said the identity was determined using “comprehensive forensic analysis and investigative procedures.”

1 arrested after human remains found were identified as missing Scotland Co. man

Skeletal human remains found last Friday have been identified.

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Officials said from the start, they suspected criminal involvement in Bennett's disappearance and didn’t believe he went missing on his own.

Haywood said 33-year-old Frederick Deshawn Moore has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in Bennett's death.

Haywood said he worked the case with great help from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), as well as Anson County, Marlboro County, Cumberland County and Richmond County Sheriff's Offices.

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Moore is being held in the Scotland County Detention Center without bond.

More information is expected to be released later Thursday afternoon.

 

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After nearly three years missing, 28-year-old Shelton Bennett’s remains were found on a Marlboro County, SC farm. Laurinburg man Fredrick Dashawn Moore is charged with murder.

The skeletal remains of Shelton Bennett were discovered on a vacant farm in the Adamsville area of Marlboro County, South Carolina, years after his 2023 disappearance. On Thursday, August 7, the Marlboro County Coroner’s Office confirmed the remains belonged to Bennett, who is originally from Laurinburg, North Carolina.

Remains Of Shelton Bennett Found In SC, Suspect Arrested

Shelton Bennett, missing since August 2023, has been found dead. His remains were discovered on a Marlboro County farm. A suspect is in custody.

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Based on a Facebook page called “Finding Shelton Bennett,” he appeared to have been missing since August 2023. Posts from the Facebook page indicated that Bennett was in his late 20s and had at least one young child. Another page claimed his car was abandoned on a Scotland County road shortly after his disappearance.

Scotland County court records shed more light on the case after an arrest warrant revealed that 33-year-old Fredrick Dashawn Moore was charged with murdering Bennett. Moore was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 and was taken to the Scotland County jail. Moore was denied bond following his arrest and was scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning.

https://www.wrdw.com/2025/08/08/man...deshawn-moore-marlboro-county-coroners-office

 

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Aug 7, 2025 #WPDE #ABC15News #ABC15
'Skeletal human remains found last Friday have been identified.The remains were found on a vacant farm in the Adamsville area of Marlboro County, and have been identified as those of 28-year-old Shelton Bennett, according to Captain Earl Haywood with the Scotland County Sheriff's Office.The Marlboro County Coroner's Office worked with multiple agencies to ensure a thorough and comprehensive examination to identify the remains.Bennett went missing on Aug. 23, 2023.'

Remains Of Shelton Bennett Found In SC, Suspect Arrested

Shelton Bennett, missing since August 2023, has been found dead. His remains were discovered on a Marlboro County farm. A suspect is in custody.

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Frederick walking in cuffs during a court appearance Thursday. | Credit: Tonya Brown | Facebook