SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A man convicted of setting a fire that killed his grandparents will serve two life sentences plus 30 years. The Sumter Item reports that a Sumter County jury convicted Joseph Manners on Thursday of arson and murder in the 2013 fire. Prosecutors said Manners used gasoline to set the fire that killed 79-year-old Joann Topper and…
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) — A group of students with disabilities were left on a broken down school bus for hours. According to a spokesperson for the Sumter County School District the bus broke down Monday near the intersection of Highway 378 and St. Paul Church Rd. A district official says the route’s normal drivers were out sick and the substitute…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with The Sumter County Sheriff’s Department arrested a suspect wanted on first degree burglary charges. 32-year-old Jacoby Richardson of Wedgefield was arrested Monday after he allegedly gained entry into a home in the 5700 block of Cane Savannah Road in Sumter by ripping a window screen. Authorities say that once inside, Richardson was forced out of the residence…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) — A Sumter County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a fatal accident Wednesday morning, to learn that the victim was his wife. The accident happened on Lewis Road off Highway 15. Authorities say, 45-year-old Teresa Browder was hit head-on when an SUV crossed the center line. Browder was pronounced dead at the scene. Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis…
