A Lexington County couple have been charged with robbing and killing two men, including an Aiken man whose body they dumped at an Edisto River boat landing in November.
Allon Triante Adams, 22, of Leesville, and Cady Elise Keener, 19, of Lexington, face multiple charges including two counts of murder, armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, weapon possession, and desecration of human remains, as per arrest warrants.
Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon revealed, “Based on evidence and interviews, Adams and Keener are accused of fatally shooting a man during an armed robbery on November 28 in the 600 block of Kestrel Drive in Leesville. Additionally, they allegedly shot another man to death during a robbery attempt on December 30 on Parrish Road in Leesville.”
The victim of the Nov. 28 shooting was identified as Devon Tricoche of Aiken, while the man killed on Dec. 30 was Tony Etheredge Jr. of Leesville, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher.
Koon stated, “Detectives determined that Adams and Keener moved Tricoche’s body from the scene on Kestrel Drive and disposed of it at an Edisto River boat landing in Aiken County. They initially disposed of Etheredge’s body off Parrish Road but later dumped it in Black Creek, where investigators recovered it Friday evening, leading to the desecration of human remains charge.”
The suspects are currently held in the Lexington County Detention Center following their arrest on separate charges last week.
Sheriff Koon expressed gratitude to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in Tricoche’s case and emphasized that investigations into both crimes remain ongoing, with the possibility of additional charges.
Tricoche was discovered Nov. 28 at the South Fork Edisto Boat Landing when a fisherman called 911 to report finding the body near the boat ramp, which sits along the 1000 block of New Holland Road in Aiken.
