OC Sheriff’s Office continues investigation into 2015 Brock Road Shooting Incident

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into a shooting incident that occurred on Dec. 20, 2015 that remains unsolved. The Sheriff’s Office has issued two press releases in the case, one on Dec. 21, 2015, and one on April 29, 2016, as well as a statement from Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw that was issued on Dec. 22, 2015. The two press releases and the Sheriff’s statement covered the basic information on the shooting incident. Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division were dispatched to 330 Brock Road around 9:52pm on Dec. 20, 2015, in reference to a shooting incident in which the body of a male subject was discovered lying in the roadway in front of the Brock Road address with a gunshot wound to the chest. Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Division were notified and the process began to gather evidence. According to Sheriff Crenshaw, both the victim and the shooter had weapons on their person when the incident occurred and both were acquaintances of a female who lived at the residence. Evidence was submitted to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division for testing with additional testing recently requested and the Sheriff’s Office is awaiting those results. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office have been following up on leads since the time of the shooting to determine if the shooting was in self-defense or if there is enough probable cause to file charges in the case. The person identified as the victim in the shooting was 33-year-old Jesse Eugene Mulkey of Westminster, according to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis. Coroner Addis ruled the case as a homicide. In the press release from April 16, 2016, investigators sought the help of the public in seeking information on the shooting through Crimestoppers so all available information could be obtained to seek a final resolution of the case. “In our investigation into this case, our investigators determined that Coax Sanford V was present at the scene and did shoot Jesse Mulkey in the December 2015 incident on Brock Road,” says Oconee Sheriff’s Captain Greg Reed. “Sanford V was arrested a few weeks ago on charges related to a separate shooting at the same Brock Road residence and a pursuit that resulted in an officer involved shooting on Blackjack Road. Our investigators are not at a point in the case to make a definitive determination if the shooting on Dec. 20, 2015, was in self-defense or intentional. Our desire on any case is to seek the truth and bring about a resolution for the victim(s) involved and their families. With that said, we always follow the evidence to lead us to the appropriate conclusion in any case and that is what our investigators have been doing since Dec. 20, 2015. We are asking the public once again if they have any information that can help our investigators to contact our office,” continues Captain Reed. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help again in trying to obtain all the information available in order to bring a resolution to the case. Anyone with any information can contact Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC or 864-638-STOP. You don’t have to give your name when you call Crimestoppers and all information obtained through Crimestoppers is confidential. If your tip provides evidence that leads to an arrest or charges being filed, you could be eligible for a cash reward.