Original report
Beech Island man charged after stolen bronze grave markers recovered
Johnathan Brockington, 40, faces three counts of destruction, desecration or removal of human remains after deputies say he had five bronze grave markers and a flower vase valued at more than $10,000.
Quick take
- The case began Oct. 31, when an Aiken County sheriff's deputy was called to Pine Grove Baptist Church in Beech Island about stolen grave markers.
- An incident report says the church's caretaker checked the cemetery after seeing a Facebook post about stolen headstones and told deputies about eight bronze headstones were missing.