GREENVILLE CO., SC (WSPA) – Greenville County deputies say the man accused of killing Jayla Thomas-Smith turned himself in, Tuesday.
20-year-old Deltravious Daquandra Howard is charged with Murder, Petit Larceny, Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime.
Thomas-Smith’s body was found near the intersection of Old Pelzer Road and Piedmont Highway on February 24.
Highway Patrol had originally responded to the scene for a crash, but the coroner later determined that the 21-year-old Greenville woman had died from a gunshot wound.
Investigators say Thomas-Smith was shot to death by Howard during a domestic incident.
Howard had been on the run for almost two months.
He is being held in the Greenville County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.
