Lexington, SC - Kendall Lamont Moody, age 20, of Richland County, has been
sentenced to thirty eight (38) years in prison following his
conviction last week in Lexington County for Murder, Conspiracy,
and Possession of a Weapon during commission of a Violent
Crime. Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV imposed the sentence on
November 9 th after Moody entered a guilty plea during the fourth
day of his jury trial. There were no plea offers made by the State
in this case. Moody is not eligible for parole under South Carolina
law.
This case was prosecuted by Eleventh Circuit Deputy Solicitor
Suzanne Mayes and Assistant Solicitor Kelly Oppenheimer.
Moody murdered Heather Jordan, age 30, in the early morning
hours of September 26, 2021, while at a residence on Northland
Drive in the Cayce area of Lexington County. During the trial, a
witness testified that multiple people were inside of a bedroom
with Jordan prior to the shooting. The witness described the
environment as “hostile” and stated that he observed Moody
place a .22 Ruger rifle to Jordan’s head and saw him pull the
trigger.
Moody fled the scene after shooting Jordan and discarded the
rifle in a nearby wooded area. Moody was apprehended by law
enforcement the following day.
The Cayce Police Department executed a search warrant at the
crime scene and recovered a fired .22 cartridge case from the
bedroom. The body of Heather Jordan was discovered several
feet away in a closet.
During the trial, an expert with the South Carolina Law
Enforcement Division (SLED) testified that an examination of
firearms evidence determined that the .22 Ruger rifle fired the .22
casing found at the crime scene. Additional evidence presented at
trial established that DNA collected from the grip of the .22 rifle
was consistent with Moody’s DNA profile.
Moody will be transported to the S.C. Department of Corrections
to begin immediate service of the sentence.
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