Suspect charged after man beaten to death with hammer in Florence County, authorities say
Joseph McFadden (Source: Florence County Detention Center)
By WMBF News Staff | December 14, 2020 at 11:17 AM EST - Updated December 14 at 11:18 AM
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A man has been arrested in connection with an assault that turned deadly over the weekend in Florence County.
According to information from the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the 1300 block of Olanta Highway in Effingham at 11:25 a.m. Saturday for a reported assault.
The victim was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken identified the victim as 56-year-old Bobby Carl Gainey, of Cheraw. The man was attacked with a hammer, according to the coroner’s office.