SUMTER, S.C. — Police arrested a man initially detained for questioning following the stabbing and death of a woman in her Sumter home on Friday.
Sumter Police said they were called to a residence on Henrietta Street around 7:30 p.m. after family members found 31-year-old Miranda Sexton dead. Based on a preliminary investigation, authorities believe Sexton was stabbed but are awaiting the findings of an autopsy to determine what caused her death officially.
Police announced earlier that they had taken 36-year-old Steven Michael Adams into custody, believing he may have information about the death and because he was wanted in an unrelated theft that happened on Ashley Street home on July 7. However, in an update later in the evening, police confirmed Adams is charged with murder, first-degree burglary, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and grand larceny of $10,000 or more. He also faces a charge of petit larceny for the Ashley Street theft.
When the investigation began, authorities were also looking for Sexton's black 2015 Hyundai Elantra but said in an update around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the police found it.
Anyone who may have heard or seen anything in the 30 block of Henrietta Street on Friday night is urged to contact police at 803-436-2700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Tipsters can also contact Crime Stoppers through the organization's website, CrimeSC.com.