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Trenton Man Killed During Overnight Dispute

An Aiken County man is dead following an overnight altercation at a home in Edgefield County. Investigators say 61 year old Frank Grant of Trenton was involved in the incident…

Aiken County deadly crash

Car and Pickup Truck Collide, Killing One (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

An Aiken County man is dead following an overnight altercation at a home in Edgefield County.

Investigators say 61 year old Frank Grant of Trenton was involved in the incident on Family Park Circle in Trenton around 1:00 a.m.

Authorities say Grant was placed in a choke hold until he became unconscious.  He was pronounced dead around 2:30 a.m.

An investigation is continuing.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.