SUMTER, S.C. — The suspect accused of wounding four people during a shooting in Sumter is appeared in court for the first time Wednesday morning.
Twenty-five year-old Ozzy Alexander Mooneyham, formerly Mindy Mooneyham, went before the magistrate. The judge informed him that bond on the more serious charges would take place at a later date in circuit court.
Mooneyham did not made any statement during the hearing.
The suspect allegedly shot four people on Monday, October 21 at two separate locations: the Chestnut Pointe Apartments on Roxbury Court, and Palmetto Tire & Auto on Wesmark Boulevard.
One woman was shot at the apartment complex, while the other three victims were at the tire shop.
Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark said while Mooneyham did live at the apartment complex, the suspect had no intended targets, either there or at the tire shop. Mooneyham has no prior criminal history.
Mooneyham was arrested when two Sumter County deputies pulled over his car on Miller Road, after getting a vehicle description from dispatch. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. Officers say they found a .22 caliber rifle with an extended magazine that officers believe he used during the crime.