One in custody after a man found on a Midlands road died, police say
A man who was found on a Midlands road died in a Columbia hospital and another person is charged with murder, the Sumter Police Department said.
Early Wednesday morning a driver discovered Stevy Evand Pleasant, a 57-year-old Sumter resident, on the ground in the 100 block of Carolina Avenue, police said in a news release. That’s in the area between U.S. 76/Broad Street and U.S. 378, and about a quarter mile from where police said Pleasant lived.
The driver administered first aid until first responders arrived and Pleasant was taken to a hospital in Richland County, according to the release.
No cause of death has been released, and an autopsy is scheduled, police said.
Thomas Reginald Brooks has been charged with murder, the Sumter Police Department said Thursday afternoon in a news release. The 42-year-old Carolina Avenue resident turned himself into law enforcement officers Wednesday night, police said.
Police believe a disagreement led to Pleasant’s death. Brooks struck Pleasant with a solid object, according to police.
Further information about the fatal injuries wasn’t available, but Pleasant’s death continues to be investigated by police.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about Pleasant and his death are asked to call police at 803-436-2700, or CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
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This story was originally published August 4, 2022 at 9:23 AM.
