NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man accused of shooting and killing two people at a North Augusta gas station was in court for the first time Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.

J’Shawn Deontae Dukes was booked into the Aiken County Detention Center on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. after being moved from the Richmond County jail.

He is being held on two counts of murder, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

A judge said each murder charge carries 30 years to life. Dukes also faces possession of a weapon during a violent crime, which carries up to five years, and presenting a firearm, which could result in up to 10 years in prison.

A judge denied bond for the weapons charges but sent the case to another judge to address the murder charges.

Dukes was shot

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