Thursday, October 15, 2009

Kershaw County, SC: Deputies: Man Killed His Wife in Her Sleep

Tony Santaella Date last updated: 10/15/2009 8:36:50 PM
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Tyrone Frierson


Kisha Frierson

Kershaw County (WLTX) - Kershaw County deputies have arrested a man and accused him of killing his wife while she slept.


Kershaw County (WLTX) - Kershaw County deputies have arrested a man and accused him of killing his wife while she slept.

Officers say 41-year-old Tyrone Keith Frierson has been taken into custody, charged with killing 40-year-old Kisha Frierson.

According to investigators, 911 dispatch got a call at 6:55 a.m. Keith Frierson from the home on Ithaca Court in Lugoff. A few minutes later they got call from his teenage daughter, pleading for authorities to arrive. When officers got to the scene, they were met at the door of the home by the victim's 14-year-old son.

Kisha Frierson's body was discovered inside.

After an investigation, deputies determined that Keith Frierson strangled Kisha Frierson while she was asleep.

Captain David Thomley of the Kershaw County Sheriff's Department says Tyrone gave a statement admitting to strangling Kisha. The husband was still inside the home when they arrived.

Thomley says the couple's marriage was in trouble and was about to end.

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