Lake City man fired ‘modified’ gun near home, police say

LAKE CITY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Lake City man is facing multiple charges after police said he fired a gun that had been “modified into a machine gun firing multiple rounds” near a home.

Joe Evans Graham Jr., 20, was arrested after the incident, which happened at about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday in the area of McClam and Benton streets in the Deep River community. He is also accused of lying to officers by telling them he was in his kitchen cooking when the shooting happened, according to warrants provided to News13 by Lake City police.

Police records did not indicate that there were any injuries in the incident.

Graham was charged with breach of peace; unlawful storing, keeping or possessing a machine gun; and giving false information to law enforcement. He was booked into the Florence County Detention Center on Wednesday and released on Friday after posting a $11,558 bond.

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