Suspect arrested in double murder of man & woman on Mystic Lane

Tony Horne, charged in a double murder on this street, is shown in a 2013 mugshot.

Date: November 28, 2024

An Augusta man has been charged with killing his brother and sister-in-law on Mystic Lane in Augusta.

Deputies responded at 2:37 p.m. Wednesday to the 3000 block of Mystic Lane in reference to a shooting. They located the bodies of an adult male and female who had been shot at least one time. They have been identified as William Horne, 49, and his wife, Carol Horne, 52.

Victims Carol and William Horne (via Facebook)

Tony Horne, 46, of Augusta, was arrested at the scene and later booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center for the murders. He is William Horne’s brother. A motive is not clear.

Tony Horne is shown in this updated mugshot taken Wednesday.

The suspect has a long list of simple battery convictions in Richmond and Columbia counties, and he had an earlier arrest for aggravated assault that was ultimately dismissed.

 According to Coroner Mark Bowen, his office responded at 2:39 a.m. Wednesday to a residence on the 3000 block of Mystic Lane in reference to a double homicide.  Both were pronounced dead on the scene at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday.  An autopsy has been scheduled. 

The deaths mark the 46th and 47th homicides for Richmond County this year.

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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