CLOVER, S.C. — Authorities have made an arrest after the body of a woman was found in the backyard of a home Monday morning, York County officials said.
Deputies responded around 10:15 a.m. to the 14000 block of West Highway 55 in Clover in reference to a death investigation.
The body of Jessica Pitman Stewart, 30, was found in the backyard. Deputies said they are investigating the death as a homicide.
Officials said Steven Tyler Benfield, 35, was arrested and charged with murder.
The case is still under investigation.
This is the fifth homicide of 2015 in York County.
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