Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Charges Easley Man With Murder After Weekend Shooting Incident

(Seneca, SC)————The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has charged an Easley man with Murder in its investigation into a shooting incident that occurred early Saturday morning at a residence on Ruby Drive near Easley.

38 year old Jonathan Richard Rackley has also been charged with Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime.

Arrest warrants charge Rackley with shooting 37 year old Jamie Lynn Scruggs with a 9mm pistol.  According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, the deceased died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the head.

Rackley was arrested initially at the scene of the incident on two outstanding arrest warrants on charges of Distribution of Methamphetamine that were unrelated to the shooting.