Marion Man Charged in Nichols Murder

Dominique Brand was charged with kidnapping resulting in death, carjacking resulting in death, and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death of a person in such a manner to constitute murder.

A 29-year-old Marion man has been charged with murder in a multi-state kidnapping and carjacking that left one woman dead. Dominique Brand was charged with kidnapping resulting in death, carjacking resulting in death, and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death of a person in such a manner to constitute murder. His indictment alleges that around March 28th, Brand entered 80-year-old Mary Ann Elvington’s home in Nichols and kidnapped her. He then forced Elvington to drive him in her 2012 Buick Lacrosse to Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, and then back to Lakeview, South Carolina. Brand forced Elvington into the back seat of the vehicle and he drove away with her in it. Shortly after, Brand shot and killed Elvington behind an abandoned grocery store at the Zion Crossroads in Marion county and then drove off in the vehicle and left it in a wooded area.