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North Augusta Standoff Ends with Murder Suspect Behind Bars

Burke County authorities who were trying to serve an arrest warrant in North Augusta to a man who was wanted for murder there wound up in a six hours-long standoff…

Jordan Perkins

Jordan Perkins Taken into Custody in North Augusta Following 6-Hour Standoff

Burke County Sheriff's Office

Burke County authorities who were trying to serve an arrest warrant in North Augusta to a man who was wanted for murder there wound up in a six hours-long standoff last night.

Twenty-year-old Jordan James Perkins was one of two men wanted for a deadly shooting at an unlicensed bar in Girard in Burke County in July.  One person was killed and four others were injured.

The Burke County Sheriff's Office announced a $10,000 reward earlier this month for information leading to the arrests of Perkins and 22-year-old Jawuandre Kelly in connection with the shooting.

A tip led authorities to the 100 block of Mill Stone Lane in North Augusta Wednesday afternoon, where they were attempting to serve Perkins with a warrant for his arrest when the standoff began.

Hours later, Perkins was taken into custody and charged with Murder and four counts of Aggravated Assault.  The search for Kelly continues.

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.