In the quiet town of Dillon, South Carolina, a life was tragically cut short on the evening of April 22, 2014. Addalmanam Mohammad Hilal Albarri, a 29-year-old man known to his friends and family as 'Sammy,' was closing up the 20/20 convenience store on Highway 9 East where he worked. As he was locking the doors, he was approached by two individuals. In the ensuing confrontation, Albarri was shot and killed.
The incident was quickly determined to be an armed robbery that had turned fatal, sending shockwaves through the local community.
The Dillon County Sheriff's Office immediately launched an investigation into the murder of the young store clerk. Their efforts led to a breakthrough in the case within a few days. On April 25, 2014, authorities announced the arrest of 28-year-old Treyon McLellan. He was taken into custody and formally charged with murder and armed robbery in connection with Albarri's death. At the time of McLellan's arrest, law enforcement officials also stated that they were actively searching for a second suspect who was believed to have been involved in the deadly robbery.
Further investigation into Treyon McLellan's criminal history revealed a subsequent and serious offense. On November 17, 2025, McLellan, then 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime for a separate incident that occurred on October 12, 2016. These charges were related to the shooting deaths of Ju'uan Johnson and Nicolette Blue, who was pregnant at the time. For these crimes, McLellan was sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison. Information regarding the second suspect in the murder of Addalmanam Mohammad Hilal Albarri, or the ultimate legal resolution of the charges against McLellan for that specific crime, is not readily available in online sources.
