Birthday party fight turns deadly
By Graham Cawthon
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SUMTER, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina man has been taken into custody weeks after a fight at a birthday party turned deadly.
Kenneth Cooper, 49, of Sumter, was knocked unconscious during an altercation that began as an argument while he attended a birthday party on Dec. 21, according to the Sumter Police Department.
Cooper was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Columbia. He died several days later, police said.
Investigators recently obtained warrants for Jawan M. Mack, 29, of Manning, following an autopsy and information gathered during the investigation, police said.
Mack, charged with voluntary manslaughter, turned himself in Tuesday and is being held at the Sumter County jail. Bond was denied Wednesday morning, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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