Police say an 18-year-old Clay High School student was killed over a drug deal gone bad.

The St. Joseph County prosecutor’s office has charged another teen, 18-year-old Shane Williams, with the April murder of Nathan Hall.

Police were called to the 1400 block of North Adams Street on April 16 after a ShotSpotter alert was issued. When they arrived, they found Hall suffered from an apparent gunshot wound to the head.

Hall was a student at South Bend’s Clay High School.

Witnesses tell police Williams contacted Hall over Facebook to meet for a marijuana deal, but that Williams and another person allegedly planned to rob Hall at the meeting location.

Police say Williams and this other person met up with Hall at that location, but at the meeting, the other person allegedly shot Hall and Williams took the money and an “eightie” of marijuana.

The investigation remains ongoing. Police are still looking for the person who they think pulled the trigger. They have not released that person’s name.

Williams is currently being held at the St. Joseph County Jail, charged with murder and robbery.

He already has open cases of robbery, auto theft and a burglary, breaking and entering charge filed just hours after the shooting.

Williams is scheduled to make a court appearance on his latest charges Friday afternoon.

Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark said deputies have arrested the wife and a childhood friend in connection with the fatal shooting of a Dacusville man. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after a man was found dead inside his home Sunday.Chief Deputy Creed Hashe said deputies were called to the home on Devon Court in the Dacusville area of Easley about 3:45 a.m. Sunday.

Crystal Gail Williams, 34, and Marcus Channing Johnson, 35, were both charged with murder in the death of Shane Williams, Crystal Williams’ husband, Clark said during a press conference Thursday.

He said the motive for the killing was to collect a $250,000 life insurance policy on the victim.

According to warrants, Crystal Williams unlocked the kitchen door of the family’s Devon Court home for Johnson, who then entered the home early on Jan. 26. Warrants stated Crystal Williams awoke her husband and told him the fire needed wood.

That’s when deputies said Shane Williams, 38, walked into the living room where Johnson was waiting. Johnson then shot him three times,  killing him, according to warrants.

Williams’ wife and son said they awoke to the sound of gunshots and discovered him dead inside their home about 3:45 a.m., deputies said. But investigators said they found no signs of forced entry.

According to deputies, they have no evidence at this time there was a romantic relationship between Crystal Williams and Johnson. Deputies did say they were able to obtain cell phone records that showed the suspects were communicating about Shane Williams’ death.

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