Investigators found the child’s body in a plastic bin in a wooded area behind a home.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office arrested 17-year-old William Micah Hester Wednesday in connection with Joanna’s death.
Investigators said Hester, who is the girl’s half-brother, is accused of suffocating her. The motive for the killing is unknown.The Greenville County Coroner’s Office confirmed Joanna Lockaby was the sister of Joe Lockaby, a 1-year-old boy who died in Greenville County in 2018. parked outside his grandmother’s home.
Janik Nix, the boy’s grandmother, was initially charged with homicide by child abuse. She pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was sentenced to 10 years in prison suspended to three years of probation.
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