Two South Carolina teens who helped ‘queen bee’ girlfriend lure boyfriend to his death jailed for violating house arrest

Two South Carolina teens – accused of helping a high school “queen bee” cheerleader kill her boyfriend – were tossed back in jail for allegedly committing crimes while violating their house arrest orders.

Braylyn Thompson and Jaden Auclaire, both 18, landed behind bars Wednesday as a judge considers revoking their bonds, according to WPDE.

Both teens are facing murder charges in connection with the 2025 shooting death of 16-year-old Trey Dean Wright, who was lured by his girlfriend, Gianna Kistenmacher, who had allegedly set up his killing.

Braylyn Thompson is taken into custody during a bond hearing as a judge considers revoking his house arrest requirements for a recent arrest on Oct. 28, 2026. WPDE

Thompson and Auclaire had been out on $20,000 surety bonds under the conditions that they stayed inside and out of trouble unless it was for school, or medical or legal appointments.

Auclaire allegedly violated the order when he was charged with driving under the influence on Sept. 26, Florence County Deputy Solicitor Todd Tucker claimed in court Wednesday.

Thompson was arrested and charged with malicious injury to animals or personal property valued under $20,000 in Horry County on Sept. 8.

Both arrests led Tucker to file a motion asking for the teens’ bonds to be revoked.

“These charges are murder that both of these individuals are facing,” Tucker said in court. “We’re asking that bond be respectfully revoked for both of these individuals. And they remain in custody until this matter is brought to trial.”

Jaden Auclaire had been charged with driving under the influence while he was supposed to be on house arrest for the murder of Trey Dean Wright. WPDE
Trey Wright was killed on June 24, 2025, after he was allegedly lured to a car by nine teens and shot. Brenda Gore/Facebook

Tucker called the teens’ actions a “total disregard for the authority of the court,” saying they should be “thanking God” for being on house arrest instead of stuck in jail.

South Carolina Circuit Judge H. Steven DeBerry, IV heard the arguments for the revocation of the bonds but did not make a ruling, instead remanding the suspects while he considers the motion.

Both Auclaire and Thompson were taken into custody and booked into Florence County jail.

Wright had gotten into an online feud over a girl with then 19-year-old Devan Raper, telling the older teen that he didn’t like him hanging out with her, according to Court TV.

On June 24, 2025, nine teens including Raper, Auclaire and Thompson allegedly piled into a car and drove to Johnsonville, SC, where Wright was with several family members.

Wright approached the car and Raper allegedly fired two fatal shots at his target.

The nine teens in the car were all charged with murder.

Gianna Helene Kistenmacher was charged with murder in the June 2025 killing of her boyfriend Trey Dean Wright in South Carolina. Florence County Sheriff’s Office – South Carolina
Devan Raper, second from left, is accused of firing the fatal shots that killed Trey Dean Wright. Florence County Sheriff’s Office

Wright’s family has accused his girlfriend, Gianna Kistenmacher, of orchestrating the murder, calling her the “queen bee” who lured the boy to his death.

Kistenmacher was charged with being an accessory to murder allegedly luring Wright to his death.

Tensions between attorneys escalated in court Wednesday as Thompson’s lawyer claimed Tucker’s motion was a political move ahead of Election Day.

“This case is the greatest abuse of prosecutorial discretion I’ve seen since I’ve been practicing; we have nine people charged with murder. Only one of which had a firearm. That person is detained,” Thompson’s attorney, William F. Edgeworth, said about Tucker. “I mean, in my opinion, a lot of this is kind of politically motivated.”

Edgeworth and Auclaire’s attorney, Elizabeth Neyle, both argued neither of the teens committed the murder, stating that their presence at the scene of the shooting should not constitute a conspirace into Wright’s death.

“This is just baffling,” she said. “I know we’re here today because a young man isn’t, and I understand it’s completely tragic. I have gone through a good bit of the discovery … there’s no evidence other than Mr. Auclaire’s mere presence that implicates him in this crime.”

Kistenmacher had appeared in court on Monday begging for her own bond restrictions to be loosened so she can live in college housing, according to WPDE.

The 18-year-old girl’s lawyer asked a judge to remove the teen’s GPS monitoring, curfew and social media bans, the outlet reported.

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