By Associated Press - Tuesday, October 23, 2018

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Police have arrested a man and charged him with murder in a home invasion in South Carolina earlier this year.

News outlets reported that North Charleston police have arrested 24-year-old Elijah Prioleau Jr. of Charleston and charged him with murder and possession a weapon during a violent crime.

He is charged in the Aug. 5 shooting death of 54-year-old Harold Hutzler of North Charleston.

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Police say Prioleau and several men in ski masks entered Hutzler’s home while he and some others were playing a card game.

Police spokesman Spence Pryor said Prioleau was spotted riding a bike on Monday and he was arrested. It was not known if Prioleau has an attorney yet.

State Law Enforcement Division records had no arrest record for him.

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