Foster child allegedly drowned in lake by two teens on local politicians property: authorities

A temporary foster placement at the home of a South Carolina county council chairman ended in tragedy after investigators say two teens attacked a 13-year-old boy before holding him underwater until he died.According to The Augusta Press, 13-year-old Daryl Martinez Lowry had only recently been placed in the home of McCormick County Council Chairman Bernie Hamby while awaiting another foster placement.The outlet reported the two suspects were also foster children living at the home.One of the teens, Landen Austin Moore, 17, was charged with murder after investigators said he and a 16-year-old got into a physical altercation with Lowry during the early morning hours of July 20, leaving the 13-year-old with knife wounds before the two teens allegedly held him underwater until he died.TENNESSEE WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO DROWN ONE OF HER CHILDREN IN BACKYARD POOLDaryl Martinez Lowry, 13, was killed July 20 after investigators say two teens attacked him at a boat dock in McCormick County, South Carolina.(Chris King Memorial Chapel)According to an arrest warrant posted online by the McCormick County Sheriff's Office, the confrontation happened at a private boat dock on Beauregard Drive in Modoc, South Carolina.The warrant alleges Lowry suffered knife lacerations during the fight before Moore and the unidentified 16-year-old "did unlawfully, intentionally, and with malice aforethought" murder him by "holding him underwater until he became deceased."MARSHALS NAB TEEN WANTED FOR MURDER OF PENN STATE STUDENT 1,700 MILES FROM CRIME SCENE, 2ND SUSPECT IN CUSTODYClarks Hill Lake in South Carolina, where investigators say a 13-year-old boy was held underwater during a deadly attack.
(Katie Goodale / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)The warrant states the allegations are based on witness statements and evidence gathered during the investigation.The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced Tuesday that Moore was charged with murder after the McCormi...