Aiken County Sheriff's Office

2020 Missing Person Case becomes a Homicide Investigation

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Aiken, SC (4 March 2021, 4:15 pm) – The investigation into the disappearance of Chandler Monroe Smith (22) has resulted in investigators obtaining Murder arrest warrants. This on-going missing person investigation began on October 24, 2020 where Smith was reported missing by his girlfriend. Smith was last seen when he was released from the Aiken County Detention Center on October 22, 2020 around 2:30 pm where he got into a red in color Mitsubishi sedan. Evidence and supporting information led investigators to a home in Windsor where Smith was alleged to have been shot and killed in the 3000 block of Tundra Trail. While this investigation is on-going, investigators are looking for any information and evidence that would lead them to the location of Smith’s remains. In November 2020, John Wilson Williamson III (24) and Serafin Leyva Jr (30) were arrested and charged with Kidnapping in relation to Smith’s disappearance. Both are being held in the Aiken County Detention Center.

Recent developments in this case led investigators in obtaining Murder arrest warrants for Jesus Moreno Negrate (34), Gonzalo Moreno Negrete (30), and Lorenzo Migeal Kissiah Negrete (26). It is alleged that these suspects, with assistance, have fled to Mexico in order to avoid arrest. A fourth suspect was identified as Ricardo Kissiah Negrete (31) was arrested today around 2:00 pm at a home on Thomas Park Road. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Ricardo Negrete, charging him with Accessary after the Fact to Murder.

If anyone has any information on the identity of this investigation, we ask them to contact the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 648-6811. You can provide information anonymously through Midlands Crime Stoppers. Your tip could earn you a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible.

Phone tip-1-888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372)
Web tip- www.midlandscrimestoppers.com and click Submit a Tip.
Mobile tip- Download the new P3 Tips app on your Apple or Android Device
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