Man arrested at Waffle House after killing two people in front of young children will spend rest of his life in jail, prosecutors say

What began as an argument inside a South Carolina apartment complex ended in gunfire, leaving two people dead and an arrest hours later at a Waffle House.

Charles Saunders, 50, of New York, will spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting Alesia Dykes and Bernard Alexander Lyles in front of children at the Walsh Drive Apartments in Hardeeville, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Prosecutors said Saunders and the two victims had been arguing in the days leading up to the shooting on June 18, 2024…

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