Mr. C.J. Young cared for Nathan Zeigler like a son, lending him his home for nearly 20 years without fee. However, when Young attempted to reclaim his home, things didn’t go so well. Now, Zeigler is on the first thing smoking to prison for the rest of his life.

The incident happened on Jan 7, 2022 when Dorchester County Sheriff’s deputies went to a home on Johnson Road after a reported homicide.

Moments prior, police said C.J. Young, 82, was in a verbal dispute with his friend of over twenty years, 64-year-old Nathan Zeigler.

According to the First Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Zeigler was like a son to Mr. Young, who lent him his home in Dorchester for two decades without charging him rent after moving to New York. However, tensions appeared to grow between the two when Young retired and returned home to live with Zeigler. The disagreement on Jan. 7 got so heated, Young called 911 and begged to send dispatchers to the home.

Police said this was one of the several times they had to respond to the home after Young moved back from New York, per WCBD-TV Charleston. However, this was the last time. While the 911 line was still open, gunshots rang out and Young went silent.

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