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One in custody after late night shooting incident in Johnston web posted April 2, 2009 JOHNSTON – Johnston Police have one man in custody after a shooting incident around midnight Tuesday on Sandra Drive. The reports of a possible fight, loud arguing, and then gunshots ringing out brought Johnston and Edgefield Police as well as Sheriff’s Deputies racing to the scene. Though many of those present at the time refused to cooperate with authorities, 19-year-old John Denzel Drayton Jr. was arrested and a gun was recovered. Johnston Investigator Lamaz Robinson said that Drayton is being held on a custody order while warrants are being obtained for a convicted felon being in possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm within the city limits. “I’m not sure if a charge of disorderly conduct might be added,” Inv. Robinson added. The sequence of events were touched off when an argument broke out within a group of people standing outside of homes on the 30 block of Sandra Drive. One woman reported that she heard the ruckus and called 911 after hearing several gunshots being fired. The women reported that she saw Drayton cursing loudly and then produce a weapon and began firing. The woman could not tell officers how many shots were fired. No one was struck and it is believed, at this time in the investigation, he fired the weapon in the air. As police began searching for the then unknown suspect, they saw Drayton coming out from behind a house the witness reported the suspect running towards. As Johnston Police Chief Chris Aston was questioning Drayton, Edgefield Police found the pistol allegedly used in the shooting a short distance away behind the house in the area he emerged from. The pistol was described as a semi-automatic .25 caliber Lorcin Model L25 with a loaded clip and four remaining rounds. Drayton repeatedly stated he did not know where the gun came from, although several witnesses told police they saw him with the gun, incident reports state. Reports did not indicate if spent shell casing were recovered from the scene. During the initial investigation, one of the subjects checked came back as being a known gang member in Aiken County who was to be considered armed and dangerous and police were urged to use caution. Inv. Robinson was asked if the warning was about Drayton. “I’m, I don’t know about anything him being a gang member,” Robinson said. Mr. Drayton is still being held and the investigation is ongoing. © Copyright 2009
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