Suspect arrested for murder case on McCrays Mill Road on New Year’s Day

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Sumter County deputies say they’ve arrested a suspect this morning after a body was found on New Year’s Day.

Authorities say Deontae Jackson, 20, is facing a murder charge.

According to investigators, they found the body of Montrell Epps on McCrays Mill Road around 4:30 a.m.

Officials say he’s being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center awaiting trial and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

This incident remains under investigation.