SC - Sanaa Amenhotep, 15, kidnapped and murdered, Columbia, 5 April 2021 *arrests*

[mlhenn]

Coroner releases cause of death for missing Columbia teen found dead

Sanaa Amenhotep, 15, had been shot multiple times, killing her, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher confirmed.

Investigators believe the teen was killed on the night she disappeared.

Officials said she left her home with a friend and two males, and likely left willingly, but that it turned into a kidnapping before she was murdered.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he believes there is gang-related activity in this case, but he did not elaborate.

 

[YaYa_521]

Teen daughter of NJ anti-violence activist abducted, killed in South Carolina
Sanaa Amenhotep, the daughter of Sharif Malik Amenhotep, a member of Newark's Brick City Peace Collective, was discovered in Lexington County after a nearly three-week search, officials said.

Amenhotep announced his daughter's death in a Facebook post.

"My first heir Sanaa Mahari Amenhotep I can’t believe she gone from us you shattered the hearts of my entire family the pain I will never be the same," he wrote.

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In a statement, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka expressed his condolences.

"On behalf of the people of Newark, I would like to express my sincere condolences to Sharif Malik Amenhotep, on the tragic loss of his beautiful and intelligent black daughter, Sanaa Amenhotep, who was kidnapped and murdered in South Carolina," he said. "No parent should ever have to bury their child. It is an inexplicable loss that defies imagination."

 

[YaYa_521]

Mother of 15-year-old who was kidnapped and killed says she wants justice
The mother of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found Wednesday says she wants the men who killed her daughter to pay for what they did. [Snip] Graham-Fleming is angry. She’s mad at the girl she says lured her daughter out of her home, and at the people who killed her daughter. [Snip] Officials have not given a motive for Amenhotep’s murder, but Sheriff Leon Lott said he believes it was gang-related.

 

[YaYa_521]

News: MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA STATEMENT ON SANAA AMENHOTEP TRAGEDY

MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA STATEMENT ON SANAA AMENHOTEP TRAGEDY

“On behalf of the people of Newark, I would like to express my sincere condolences to Sharif Malik Amenhotep, on the tragic loss of his beautiful and intelligent black daughter, Sanaa Amenhotep, who was kidnapped and murdered in South Carolina.

“Mr. Amenhotep works tirelessly to increase justice and reduce violence in our neighborhoods through our Brick City Peace Collective, helping us to re-imagine public safety and prevent tragedies such as this from taking place in our very own community.

“No parent should ever have to bury their child. It is an inexplicable loss that defies imagination.

“We hope that the South Carolina authorities can bring the suspects in this case to justice. Our entire city is joining with the Amenhotep family in their grief and pain.”

 

[airportwoman]

She was so beautiful. I sure hope that everyone involved is taken off the streets.

 

[Marg from Oz]

Who would shoot a 15 year old. For what reason? Gang related, I don't get it. What could she have done to a gang to deserve this? Was this in retaliation for what her father is doing.? So many questions. MOO

 

[airportwoman]

Who would shoot a 15 year old. For what reason? Gang related, I don't get it. What could she have done to a gang to deserve this? Was this in retaliation for what her father is doing.? So many questions. MOO

Possibly, or maybe they did something to her and did this to keep her from going to the police?

 

[cvaldez1975]

Mother of 15-year-old who was kidnapped and killed says she wants justice
The mother of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found Wednesday says she wants the men who killed her daughter to pay for what they did. [Snip] Graham-Fleming is angry. She’s mad at the girl she says lured her daughter out of her home, and at the people who killed her daughter. [Snip] Officials have not given a motive for Amenhotep’s murder, but Sheriff Leon Lott said he believes it was gang-related.

i dont blame her, i would want heads to roll too. i wonder if her words about her daughter being "lured" were her being hurt and angry or if there is evidence that she was lured.

 

[cvaldez1975]

Who would shoot a 15 year old. For what reason? Gang related, I don't get it. What could she have done to a gang to deserve this? Was this in retaliation for what her father is doing.? So many questions. MOO

i would wonder SA or attempt to HT

 

[mlhenn]

Two more arrested in connection to investigation into death of missing teen - ABC Columbia

Two more people have been arrested in connection to the death of a missing teenager. Friday deputies located 18 year old Treveon Nelson, who was previously wanted in connection to the case. Nelson who was charged with kidnapping during his initial arrest is now being charged with murder as well.

A teenage girl has also been taken into custody, but her charges have not been released.

 

[JerseyGirl]

In South Carolina, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told reporters a juvenile was arrested in Sanaa’s disappearance while authorities were seeking Treveon Jamar Nelson on a kidnapping warrant in the case. The two have not been charged with her death.

Missing daughter of N.J. anti-violence activist was kidnapped, killed, sheriff says

Investigators believe Sanaa initially left her Northeast Columbia home voluntarily April 5 with two acquaintances before she was held against her will, according to authorities.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 1, 2021
3 teens charged with murder in shooting death of Sanaa Amenhotep (wistv.com)
Treveon Nelson, 18, and two minors have been charged with murder, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
The names of the juveniles, a male and a female, will not be released.
Nelson and the two minors are accused of fatally shooting Amenhotep in a field in the 500 block of Rish Road in Leesville on April 5.
Nelson is also being charged by the Springdale Police Department for criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in connection with an incident that occurred on April 25.
The minor male is being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
The minor female is being held at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice.

New details surrounding kidnapping, shooting of Richland teen | wltx.com
On Friday, the Lexington County Coroner's office said Amenhotep died from multiple gunshot wounds, and officially ruled the death a homicide.

MAY 3, 2021
Parents of murdered 15-year-old speak out about 'lack of urgency' from officials | WPDE
"As a result of their delay and their lack of urgency and her being buried in the shallow grave, shot viciously 11 times, her body decomposed and now we can't even have a proper viewing of her," said Sharif Amenhotep, Sanaa's father.

Also see: Family of slain teen: "There was no investigation" | WACH

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 4, 2021
Columbia SC Murder: Did Police Do Enough To Find Sanaa Amenhotep? (fitsnews.com)
[...]

Now, the family of 15-year-old Sanaa Amenhotep is accusing Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott‘s department of not doing enough to find her in those three weeks when they were desperate for answers.

“The Richland County Sheriff’s Department did not take this matter serious enough,” Sanaa Amenhotep’s father Sharif Malik Amenhotep, an anti-violence activist from New Jersey, said in a press conference this weekend. “In terms of an investigation, there was no investigation.“

[...]

Sharif Amenhotep said he started investigating his daughter’s disappearance soon after she went missing on April 5. He said that they learned early on that Sanaa was abducted and she didn’t run away, but the Richland County Sheriff’s Department didn’t listen to them.

[...]

The female minor who was arrested Wednesday “took detectives to where the victim’s body was located” and implicated the two other suspects in the murder and kidnapping, according to arrest warrants. She also led police to evidence in

Around 10 p.m. on April 5, Nelson and the two minors “lured” Sanaa Amenhotep into a stolen vehicle where they held her at gunpoint as they drove on I-77 and I26 into Lexington County, according to arrest warrants (included in the article). They took her phone as they held her against her will. the case.

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 6, 2021
Memorial services held for Sanaa Amenhotep - New York Amsterdam News
Sanaa was memorialized in Blythewood, S.C. on Monday at Dokos Meadow Park. Another memorial service was held Wednesday in Newark at Weequahic High School stadium.

Hundreds gather to memorialize slain daughter of Newark peace activist - nj.com
The family, bolstered by support from many of those who spoke, also called for a law to be named after Sanaa that would change how police respond to reports of missing children. The Sanaa Amenhotep law would prompt law enforcement to “respond more aggressively” when a child is reported missing and not wait for the usual timeframe before searching.

JUL 24, 2021
Authorities in this community say they're facing a gun violence 'crisis.' They're asking residents for help - CNN
Saleemah Graham-Fleming had been told she wouldn't be able to have children. That's why she always called Sanaa Amenhotep, the oldest of her three daughters, a miracle.

The two loved each other fiercely: they had frequent "cuddle time" sessions and dedicated Friday girls' nights. The teen would often join her mom for errands, riding in the passenger seat and snapping photos for her social media accounts, which she always kept up to date.

[...]

 

[evilwise]

Who would shoot a 15 year old. For what reason? Gang related, I don't get it. What could she have done to a gang to deserve this? Was this in retaliation for what her father is doing.? So many questions. MOO

The way gang initiation usually works is that a candidate for joining the gang is compelled to participate in something unspeakably horrible and then they have the choose to either be okay with horrible things like that and be a part of the gang or be killed. Both girls may have been initiated that night and Sanaa refused to join so was killed or Sanaa's abuse and murder may have been the initiation of the other teenage girl, who's life is now in great danger from having identified the actual trigger men (or not depending on how strong the gang is)

It's outrageous how regularly this sort of thing occurs in S. Carolina but that Chandra Cleveland woman exploiting every incident to shout that obviously spurious "We have over 4,378 missing children in the state of South Carolina" claim doesn't actually help with the real problems with law enforcement there.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Hundreds of people missing in South Carolina | wltx.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Cell phone pings, social media evidence presented in case against Nicole Sanchez-Peralta, accused of helping murder, kidnap Sanaa Amenhotep

Sanaa Amenhotep was murdered in 2021 at 15 years old. Now, investigators and lawyers are trying to piece together what happened in court.

www.wltx.com

 

[azure]

Motive:

The prosecution says the murder was because of Nelson's relationship with Sanchez.
On the night before April 5, Trevon Nelson's house was shot up in a drive-by, and the prosecution says Nelson believed Rayshawn Jenkins, who dated Sanaa at the time, was the shooter. The prosecution says Sanaa's murder was an act of retaliation.

Sanaa Amenhotep case sees first day in court

15-yar-old Sanaa Amenhotep was found shot to death in 2021.

www.wltx.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Defendant in Sanna Amenhotep murder case admitted to her role in the killing; state witness testifies on day 4 of the trial

Jurors heard from a crucial state witness on day four of the trial of a Lexington County teen charged in the 2021 killing of Sanaa Amenhotep.

www.wistv.com