BERKELEY COUNTY — In the span of 40 days, Jeremy Lynelle Hewlett repeatedly violated protection orders by stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend, served a Florida jail stint, evaded pending criminal charges and had a run-in with North Charleston police, authorities say.

Then he allegedly shot and killed Angel Capers in her Summerville home .

Questions remain about why local law enforcement agencies failed to arrest Hewlett, 40, in the days, weeks and months before Capers was killed on Aug. 4.

Capers, 38, died at the scene. Hewlett was arrested, accused of breaking into Capers’ Cane Bay-area home before walking upstairs and shooting her multiple times, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Capers had done what she thought best by informing both law enforcement and court offici

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