Teen, his mother, and his uncle charged in Swansea area shooting Saturday night

Lexington, SC 10/14/2022 (Paul Kirby) – A 19-year-old teen, his mother, and his uncle have been charged by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department after a Saturday night shooting that left two people injured in the Swansea are of the county Saturday night. Jacob Edward Fuller, 19, is charged with two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, two counts of discharging a firearm into a vehicle, two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm, and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to warrants issued by a judge.

Fuller’s mother, Cristal Renee Wise-Fuller, 49, is charged with two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and two counts of discharging a firearm into a vehicle, according to her warrants.

Raymond Louis Wise, 44, the uncle, is charged with two counts of assault and batterie of a high and aggravated nature, two counts of discharging a firearm into a vehicle, one count of pointing and presenting a firearm, and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to warrants.

According to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon, the entire incident started because of a back-and-forth between two groups of teenagers that began near the three suspects home on Bub Wise Road in the Swansea area. Sheriff Koon said, “Based on what investigators have pieced together through interviews, about a dozen minors showed up at Fuller’s home to support a friend who was rumored to be fighting Fuller.”

Fuller and Wise both fired shots in the air shortly after the crowd arrived, which prompted the teens to leave, According to Sheriff Koon.

“Wise chased the teens in his car, and Fuller jumped in a truck driven by his mother,” Koon said. “They pursued the teens about 10-15 minutes throughout Swansea and eventually fired shots at them as they were driving,”

Two of the teens and three of their vehicles were hit with shotgun pellets, according to Sheriff Koon. Both shooting victims suffered minor wounds.

Fuller, Wise-Fuller, and Wise were taken into custody Saturday night and are currently being held at the Lexington County Detention Center.