SC man arrested in deaths of 2 found in barrels
![John Michael Young, 35, of Anderson, S.C. is charged with killing two people whose bodies were found in separate barrels partially submerged in Lake Hartwell in Anderson.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/11/17/ap-bodies-in-barrels-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
- John Michael Young is accused of killing two people
- Deputies collected a chainsaw and machetes from his home
- Victims were Tony McGinnis, 52, and Andrea Mitchell, 37
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina authorities say they've arrested a man accused of killing two people more than a month ago and stuffing their bodies in barrels before dumping them into a lake.
Anderson County Sheriff's spokesman Chad McBride says John Michael Young was arrested early Saturday. A jail spokesman says Young was likely to make a first appearance before a judge later Saturday. He did not know if Young had an attorney.
Deputies charged Young with two counts of murder after collecting a chainsaw and machetes from his home near Lake Hartwell.
Authorities say Young killed 52-year-old Tony McGinnis in September and 37-year-old Andrea Mitchell in October by beating them in the head in woods near his home. Investigators haven't given a motive but say the slayings weren't random.