Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrests third suspect alleged to be involved in Pinewood residence beating

A third suspect alleged to be involved in the beating of a man last week was arrested by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday.

Joshua Henderson, 19, surrendered without incident and was charged with first-degree assault and battery, Sumter County Public Information Officer Braden Bunch said. According to Bunch, the Sumter resident is one of four suspects alleged to have beaten a 20-year-old Sumter man last Tuesday at a residence in Pinewood.

The Sheriff’s office said Henderson’s being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where he’s waiting for a bond hearing. Bunch said two other suspects — Sumter’s William Ard, 24, and Mark Floyd, 32, of Pinewood — were charged on the same count earlier in the week and have been released after a bond was set for each at $25,000.

Still being sought is Joseph Henderson Jr., 21, of Sumter. The four suspects and victims are acquaintances. The reason for the assault was still a matter of the investigation, Bunch said.

Joseph Henderson is believed to have removed a GPS monitoring device which he was ordered to wear following an earlier altercation, the sheriff’s department said.

Anyone with any information on Joseph Henderson’s whereabouts is asked to call the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at 803-436-2000 or Crimestoppers at 803-436-2718.