A 52-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping a missing 15-year-old South Carolina teen after her blood was found on duct tape near his home.
Freddie Grant, was uncooperative when investigators asked him if he knew where Gabrielle Swainson, the teen who has been missing since Saturday, was, reports the San Francisco Chronical.
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Gabrielle who lives at 221 Tamara Way in the North Crossing neighborhood of Columbia, S. C. has been missing since Aug. 18. She was last seen by her mother, Elvia Swainson, who left the house to go to work for a few hours. Gabrielle was asleep when she left, but when she returned Gabrielle was gone, reports Midlands Connect news.
Grant who dated Gabrielle’s mother was questioned by authorities early on in the investigation, and investigators became more suspicious of him when he refused to cooperate, said Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.
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Grant is a convicted felon and bullets were found in his home, leading to a federal weapons charge. Further search of his home lead to Gabrielle’s DNA found on some duct tape with blood on it near his home, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Also, cell phone records show that Grant was near Gabrielle’s home around the time she disappeared and both appeared to end up at Grant’s home, the sheriff said.
Investigators are also taking a closer look at the case of a missing woman that lived with Grant in Elgin. Adriana Laster, 28, was reported missing by her grandmother in March. Elgin Police Chief Harold Brown said that police were called to Grant’s home several times for domestic violence.
Currently, there is a reward for $6,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of Gabrielle.
If you have any information, please call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
