DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) - A 29-year-old Florence woman allegedly lied about the purchase of four guns and then gave one of them to the man authorities said shot and killed a 27-year-old Darlington County sheriff's deputy in July.

Kristen Taylor Porter faces a five-count federal indictment tied to the killing of Deputy Frank “Devin” Mason, the FBI Field Office Columbia said in a news release on Thursday. Mason and another deputy were ambushed by Cameron Ray Dennett on July 1 inside a mobile home on Old Timers Court near Lamar.

Porter is charged with making false statements in connection with the purchase of four guns in February and March, the FBI said Thursday in a news release. Porter allegedly gave Dennett the gun that was used to kill Mason and wound Deputy Jacob Heatherly desp

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