“I was hoping for a little more because, I mean, she was still an accessory.
Columbia, SC – September 13, 2024 – She’d been hiding her car for days when 46-year-old Repossessor Steven Hughes caught up to her. Waking her brother for help, Hughes was murdered. After hiding the car after the shooting and trying to hide the gun, the judge set her bond at a mere $75,000.
On Wednesday the 11th, a bond hearing was held for 19-year-old Essence Jackson and her brother, 20-year-old Raheem Jackson, who prosecutor claim was responsible for shooting and killing Repossessor Steven Hughes on Fairmont Drive back on June 10th.
Prosecutors told the Judge that Hughes had come to the area to repossess a car belonging to Essence and text messages on her phone revealed that she was responsible for moving the car from the incident and attempting to hide the gun her brother allegedly used to kill Hughes.
“I was hoping for a little more because, I mean, she was still an accessory. She still played a part in it, but hopefully, maybe she’ll learn from it,” said Stephanie Hughes, the victim’s daughter. “He was caring, he was compassionate. Even in his job he was. He didn’t deserve to go like this, but he’s gonna be remembered the way he should.”
Jackson’s lawyers and the judge said that Essence Jackson is constitutionally entitled to bond because she has no prior violent offenses that make her a danger to society, and the fact that she was arrested five days after the shooting at work, which her lawyers said demonstrates she was not evading police and wasn’t a flight risk.
“Everyone agrees that she is not the shooter,” said Essence Jackson’s attorney, Seth Rose. “So she’s 19 years old, an honor roll student, no prior record at all; she was arrested roughly a week later at work. But she’s clearly not a flight risk, she’s clearly not a danger to the community and she has a constitutional right to a bond.”
The repossession murder took place on June 10th, but prosecutors said the car had been moved several times to avoid being repossessed before then and that when Hughes came to get the car, Essence woke everyone up in the house, and her brother went outside to deal with it. Hughes was found shot in the head but was still breathing when Richland County Deputies arrived. The vehicle and several surrounding homes were found with bullet holes.
Her brother, Raheem Jackson, stands accused of murdering Hughes and his bond has not been set. Both suspects are booked at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
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