Richland Co. Coroner identifies elderly woman found murdered

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for the Richland Co. Coroner’s Office says Coroner Nadia Rutherford has identified a recent murder victim.

Rutherford says Bonnie Maddox, 87, was found killed outside her home on Jake Eargle Road in Little Mountain.

According to the Richland Co. Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to the home the morning of February 23rd and found Maddox outside covered with a blanket with an injury to the upper body.

Deputies say a 17 year old boy, unrelated to the victim, was arrested in connection with her death.

He was charged with murder and taken to the juvenile wing of the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.