Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Greenville, SC: Clinton man wanted in girlfriend’s stabbing found dead

By Paul Alongi
Staff writer

A Clinton man that authorities have wanted to question since his girlfriend’s death was found dead Wednesday in an abandoned fast-food restaurant in Naples, Fla., authorities said.

Leon Johnson’s body was discovered about 1:30 a.m. the day after Angela Vance, 42, was found with multiple stab wounds in his home at 505 Academy St., said Clinton Public Safety Director Stacy Drakeford.

Collier County sheriff’s investigators in Florida are working to determine the cause and manner of Johnson’s death, said Natalie Felber, a spokeswoman for the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.

Johnson, 50, was considered a suspect the Vance’s death, Drakeford said. She was from Clinton and worked for years in medical records at Laurens County Health Care System, said Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols.

The scene where Johnson’s body was found used to be a Burger King off U.S. 41 and East Davis Boulevard, Felber said.

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