In a Summerville restaurant parking lot, a young man was killed, and the search for those who helped the accused slip away has now reached a second man, whose recorded questions to a chatbot became part of the record. Roger Daniel Jr., 34, stands charged as an accessory after the fact, accused of helping Anthony Prioleau Jr. reach Indonesia and avoid the murder charge that followed Kymani Baker's death. It is a familiar human story in a newer form: the instinct to vanish, now traced through the digital traces we leave behind, and the justice system's slow work of deciding what those traces mea
Second Man Charged as Accessory in Summerville Sonic Shooting, Police Say He Helped Suspect Flee to Bali
Kymani Baker was killed in a shooting at a Sonic in Summerville, and Roger Daniel Jr. was jailed before posting bond.
In a Summerville restaurant parking lot, a young man was killed, and the search for those who helped the accused slip away has now reached a second man, whose recorded questions to a chatbot became part of the record. Roger Daniel Jr., 34, stands charged as an accessory after the fact, accused of helping Anthony Prioleau Jr. reach Indonesia and avoid the murder charge that followed Kymani Baker's death. It is a familiar human story in a newer form: the instinct to vanish, now traced through the digital traces we leave behind, and the justice system's slow work of deciding what those traces mean.
Summerville police have made a second arrest in the deadly shooting at a Sonic, and this time the case turns on questions typed into a chatbot. Roger Daniel Jr., 34, is charged with accessory after the fact of murder for allegedly helping Anthony Prioleau Jr. get out of the country and avoid prosecution for the killing of Kymani Baker.
An affidavit says that in the days after the shooting, Daniel searched ChatGPT repeatedly. The queries ranged from how reliable fingerprints are on a murder weapon to which countries have no extradition and are cheapest to live in. Later searches focused on travel terms tied to Bali, the period when Prioleau allegedly boarded a plane and left the United States.
The affidavit also cites messages among Daniel, Prioleau and Prioleau's mother about the flight, along with money transfers police say connect Daniel to the escape. Daniel was arrested with help from the U.S. Marshals and booked into the L.C. Knight Detention Center. He posted a $25,000 bond and was released.
Ahead, the focus is on the formal charges, whether Prioleau can be brought back from Indonesia, and whether the court will weigh the digital evidence at the heart of the case.
Summerville police have made a second arrest in the deadly shooting at a Sonic, and the allegations center on what the new suspect typed into a chatbot in the days after the killing. Roger Daniel Jr., 34, is charged with accessory after the fact of murder.
According to the Summerville Police Department, Daniel helped Anthony Prioleau Jr. as Prioleau tried to get to Indonesia and avoid charges and prosecution. Prioleau is accused of murdering Kymani Baker in the shooting at the restaurant.
The case against Daniel leans heavily on an affidavit. It states that from the day of the murder until the day Prioleau boarded a plane to leave the country, Daniel made a series of inquiries to ChatGPT. Some concerned how reliable evidence is. Others concerned which countries are cheapest, or offer the best quality of life, without extradition of suspected criminals back to the United States.
The affidavit lists the searches by date. On Jan. 9, the query was "How reliable is fingerprints in a murder weapon?" On Jan. 12, there were four: "Countries with non extradition," "Cheapest but best quality of life with non extradition," "Countries with non extradition clause," and "Cheapest countries on the non extradition list."
The last cluster came on Jan. 15, and it turned to travel logistics: "What is dha for security checks," "What is DHA," "What DHA means in Bali," and "DHA in Bali." The source does not say what DHA refers to in these queries.
The affidavit goes beyond the searches. It also includes messages among Daniel, Prioleau and Prioleau's mother about the flight, as well as money transfers that police say link Daniel to the escape.
Daniel was arrested Thursday with help from the U.S. Marshals and booked into the L.C. Knight Detention Center. By Saturday he was out, after posting a $25,000 bond, according to jail records.
What to watch next: the specific charging details in Daniel's case, whether and how Prioleau is brought back from Indonesia to face the murder charge, and whether a court weighs the digital evidence cited in the affidavit.
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