Cops: Man facing murder charges after body found in yard
CLOVER, S.C. -- A man is facing murder charges after the body of a 30-year-old woman was found in the backyard of a South Carolina home, reports CBS affiliate WBTV.
The body of Jessica Pitman Stewart had been found on the property of a home along West Highway 55, according to the York County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators told the station they charged 35-year-old Tyler Benfield with murder after police were called to the home in Clover -- about 30 miles southwest of Charlotte -- around 10:15 Monday morning.
Benfield was then booked in the Moss Justice Center at 9:45 p.m. Monday night, according to WBTV.
The case is still under investigation. This is reportedly the fifth homicide of 2015 in York County.