Man wanted on murder charges taken into police custody after turning himself in, officers say

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - Authorities say a man wanted in an Orangeburg County murder case turned himself in and was arrested in North Charleston.

Zaquan Shaquez Jamison, 20, was arrested on warrants for murder, several counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon while committing a violent crime.

Police said Jamison called into Charleston County dispatch Friday morning and identified himself, saying he wanted to turn himself in for his outstanding warrants.

The department ran a background check and said it discovered his charges, along with him being flagged as being armed and dangerous.

Officers detained him when he left a home on Evanston Boulevard. Jamison is said to have complied with officers’ commands.

Jamison was held at the Al Cannon Detention Center and has since been transferred into the custody of the Santee Police Department.