ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - An Orangeburg County man was arrested after allegedly shooting a victim in the face.

The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office said 18-year-old Jaden Mehki Ferguson was arrested Nov. 21 and charged with attempted murder as well as criminal conspiracy.

The sheriff’s office said Ferguson was part of a reported drive-by shooting on Nov. 17 with four other people on Mingo Street.

Warrants state Ferguson and the others drove by the victim’s home and fired multiple shots, one of which struck the victim in the face. Documents also note the shooting caused life-threatening injuries.

Witnesses reportedly told law enforcement that they heard several gunshots and came outside to find the victim on the ground with a gunshot wound to the face.

The victim was taken to a

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