Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Suspects in Fatal Meth Lab Explosion Plead Guilty
Gerald McCabe, 33, and Shonni Abernathy, 39, appeared in federal court Monday.
Updated: 3:57 p.m. Monday, April 29
Two suspects charged in connection with a meth lab explosion that killed three people at a Goose Creek apartment complex last year pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday.
Gerald McCabe, 33, and Shonni Abernathy, 40, pleaded guilty to conspiring to manufacture 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and manufacturing methamphetamine.
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Reported earlier
One of two suspects charged in connection with a meth lab explosion that killed three people at a Goose Creek apartment complex last year has agreed to a plea deal.
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Gerald McCabe, 33, is scheduled to appear in federal court Monday. He is expected to plead guilty to two of the three charges he faces in connection to a meth lab explosion, Live5News reports.
The second suspect, 39-year-old Shonni Abernathy, also is expected to enter a change of plea in federal court.
The fire happened at the Pine Harbour Apartment Complex on May 31, 2012. It destroyed over a dozen units in the apartment located on Harbour Lake Drive.
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