Jessica barnes, 20, was last seen on aug. Two roommates, kendall mims and victoria tippett, have been charged with accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice, and misprision of a felony for allegedly assisting in the disposal of her body. 1 at her pendleton, sc home that she shared with her husband, brandon barnes and two roommates kendall mims and victoria tippett.
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With bond now set, kendall mims will await trial outside of jail for the first time in six months, under strict monitoring and restrictions.
For now, tippett remains incarcerated as she awaits trial.
Those remains were confirmed through dental records to be those of jessica barnes on tuesday. By wednesday, barnes' husband, brandon barnes, and two roommates, kendall mims and victoria tippett, were arrested and charged with jessica barnes' murder. Victoria tippett, who had moved into the house with jessica, brandon and kendall just weeks before the murder, is also charged with obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact. Kendall mims, 20, is charged with accessory after the fact in the death of jessica barnes, 20.
Investigators say jessica was murdered by her husband, brandon barnes, 22. Brandon, who is charged with malice murder, allegedly strangled jessica to death in the home they shared with mims and a third woman, victoria tippett, 20, who faces charges of accessory after the fact as well. According to chief robert h. Crosby of the pendleton city police department, brandon barnes, 22, roommates kendall mims, 20, and victoria tippett, 20, were all charged in connection to the death
It also mentioned that two roommates, kendall mims and victoria tippett, both helped brandon get rid of jessica's body.
(left to right) victoria tippett, According to chief robert h. Crosby of the pendleton city police department, brandon barnes, 22, roommates kendall mims, 20, and victoria tippett, 20, were all charged in connection to the death Police said they interviewed the missing woman's husband, brandon barnes, as well as her two roommates, kendall mims and victoria tippett, around the same time.
1, a forensic odontologist informed authorities they positively identified the victim as jessica barnes. Police announced that brandon barnes faces a charge of murder, while Their roommates kendall mims and victoria tippett helped brandon barnes get rid of his wife's body. Pendleton police chief robert crosby said the case stunned even experienced investigators.
Brandon barnes, 21, along with kendall faith mims, 20, and victoria lee tippett, 20, were taken into custody on tuesday following a swift operation by law enforcement.
Chief robert crosby confirmed the arrests late tuesday, noting that all three are being held at the anderson county detention center awaiting a bond hearing. South carolina woman jessica barnes' husband and two roommates have been charged in connection with her death, according to arrest warrants. Her husband, brandon barnes, faces a murder charge, according to pendleton police. The couple's roommates, kendall mims and victoria tippett, are charged with being accessories after the fact, obstruction of justice, and failure to …
The proceedings exposed harrowing details of a murder that Kendall mims is charged with accessory after the fact and obstruction of justice in connection with the murder of barnes' wife, jessica barnes. Victoria tippett stands in court during a bond hearing on april 7, 2025. (court tv) victoria tippett, who had moved into the house with jessica, brandon and kendall just weeks before the murder
Kendall mims and victoria tippett, who both lived in a pool house with the couple, were charged with accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony, according to police.
Kendall mims, 21, was granted a $ salvini's decision came just days after she heard a separate bond motion from victoria tippett, 20, the other woman charged in connection with the attempted Kendall mims and victoria tippett are charged with accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice and neglect in reporting a crime. Tippett and a second roommate, kendall mims, helped take her body to the location near lake hartwell where it was burned, according to investigators. Victoria tippett is charged with accessory
