SC authorities hunting for 2 AWOL felons who removed electronic monitoring devices

The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services has added two men to the agency’s Most Wanted List after the pair slipped their court-ordered electronic monitoring devices and went AWOL, the agency announced Friday.

Ennis Laval Jackson, of Charleston County, and Anthony Propst, of Richland County, were under PPP’s supervision following criminal convictions when they absconded roughly a week ago, agency spokeswoman Anita Dantzler said. There is no evidence to suggest that the men are together or connected, she said.

At the time the men removed their electronic monitoring devices, Jackson was on probation for a third-degree burglary conviction. Propst, a convicted child sex offender, had been enrolled in a supervised re-entry program following his release from prison for violation of a “Jessie’s Law” electronic monitoring provision, Dantzler said.

In such cases, PPP is notified immediately that a GPS monitor has been cut, and the agent assigned to the offender travels to the person’s last known address and the location of the discarded monitor to search for the fugitive. If the offender isn’t picked up right away, PPP adds the person to the agency’s Most Wanted List , Dantzler said.

There are currently eight men, including Jackson and Propst, on PPP’s list.

Anyone with knowledge of either man’s whereabouts is asked to call 1-888-761-6175 and provide as much information as possible. All information shared with authorities is kept confidential.