Search continues for 2 wanted in connection to Sumter armed robbery

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for two suspects wanted in connection to an armed robbery.
Jaquante Montgomery and Chryshaun McKenzie remain at large after deputies connected the pair, along with other codefendants, to an Oct. 13 armed robbery, Maj. Randall Stewart said.
Stewart said individuals involved reportedly lured two victims to a residence along West Patricia Drive for prostitution and drugs and robbed them. During the crime, shots were fired, and one victim was critically injured.
Both Montgomery and McKenzie are wanted for attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, Stewart said.
If you see them, call 911, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers 1-888-CRIME-SC.
Two 18-year-olds were taken into custody in connection to the incident – Semieon Helton-Hill of Porter Street and Diamond Briana Miller of Hobson Street.
Helton-Hill was charged with armed robbery, attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and Miller was charged with armed robbery and attempted murder, Stewart said.