Woman shot ex-husband to death, stuffed him in closet: Cops
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Joyanna Vansant

Joyanna Vansant (J. Reuben Long Detention Center).

A South Carolina woman stands accused of killing her ex-husband and stuffing him in the closet.

Joyanna Black Vansant is facing charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The Horry County Coroner identified the victim as 60-year-old Frederick Vansant, Jr., according to local media outlets.

The suspect allegedly opened the door covered in blood when cops were conducting a welfare check on her ex-husband’s home.

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Officers from the Horry County Police Department entered the home for a protective sweep and found the ex-husband’s body stuffed in a closet with apparent gunshot wounds, the agency wrote in a press release.

Cops took Joyanna Vansant into custody and brought her to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. Police said the suspect no longer lived in the home. A motive has yet to be released. The probable cause arrest affidavit was not immediately available.

More from Law&Crime: Former paramedic who initially walked free after blaming father-in-law for wife’s murder now indicted in connection with both their deaths: Police

Records from the South Carolina Department of Social Services show the Vansants divorced in 2021.

Local ABC affiliate WPDE spoke with a neighbor who knew the victim well.

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