Sheriff: 18-year-old arrested in connection to death investigation of a man’s body found in Sumter

Ya’Vaundre Mi’Onte Richardson / SCSO

Ya'Vaundre Mi'Onte Richardson / SCSO

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) — The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with the death investigation of a man who was found dead along a road with a gunshot wound.

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Ya’Vaundre Mi’Onte Richardson, 18, of Rembert, is charged with murder, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime for his involvement in the death of 22-year-old Aaron Lewis.

Lewis was discovered on July 12 inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound. The vehicle was found parked along Huggins Road near Pisgah Road in Rembert.

The investigation is still ongoing and more arrests are possible.