Holmes was charged with murder after deputies say he removed an ankle monitor.

A murder charge after an arrest is an accusation. It is not a conviction. WIS, WACH, and the Post and Courier Columbia reported that Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies charged Holmes, 18, with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime after a man was found with multiple upper-body stab wounds and pronounced dead at the scene on Moonglo Circle. Reporting also said Holmes had been on an ankle monitor tied to a prior shooting case and removed it after the stabbing.

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, around 11:30 p.m., Richland County deputies responded to an assault with a weapon in the 30 block of Moonglo Circle in northeast Columbia. Deputies found a male victim with multiple stab wounds to the upper body. Emergency services pronounced him dead at the scene. Those are scene and medical facts as reported by the sheriff’s office and local outlets. They are not a finding that Holmes has been proved guilty.

Investigators identified Holmes as the suspect, local reporting said. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Holmes was supposed to be wearing an ankle monitor connected to a previous shooting and removed the monitor after the incident. Court records cited in the Post and Courier said he had pending attempted-murder and weapons charges from September 2025. Pending charges and a monitor status are process context. They are not proof of the new murder count.

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the department’s Fugitive Task Force and Special Response Team found Holmes hiding in a storage room at a residence in northeast Richland County, officials said. He was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center pending a bond hearing. Additional charges may be forthcoming, the department said. A booking and a bond-hearing wait are process. Holmes is presumed innocent.