Suspect tried to conceal body in Midlands murder case, sheriff’s office says
A man is in custody in connection with a death in Sumter County.
Jacoby Richardson, 40, of Sumter, has been charged with murder in the case, according to a release from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
At about 10 p.m. on Aug. 29, deputies received a report from a passerby that there was an unconscious man in the 900 block of David Austin Road in Sumter. Deputies arrived and found the victim, Bruce Bracey, face down in a yard and unresponsive. EMS personnel soon arrived and pronounced the victim dead. A sheriff’s office spokesperson said Bracey’s cause of death was strangulation, according to news station WLTX.
“During crime scene processing, it was apparent that someone dragged Bracey’s body a short distance and attempted to conceal the body,” the sheriff’s office said in a release.
In the ensuing investigation, Richardson was developed as a suspect in the case, and warrants were obtained for his arrest. He was taken into custody without incident on Sept. 6, per the sheriff’s office.
This story was originally published September 8, 2023 at 7:56 AM.
