Boyfriend charged with murdering missing Bamberg County woman
DENMARK, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - After officers found a burned vehicle with human remains in Denmark, the boyfriend has been charged with murder.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged Jarrett Haskell Davis, 28, with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony offense, arson in the third degree and desecration of human remains on Friday.
The Bamberg County Sheriff’s Office requested SLED to investigate the discovery of a burned car and human remains off Turn Ray Road in Bamberg on Tuesday.
According to the affidavit, on April 25, Davis is accused of using a firearm to shoot and kill 25-year-old Megan Faith Bodiford before he “set the victim’s vehicle on fire with the victim inside.”
Another affidavit states Davis unlawfully possessed a shotgun upon his prior criminal history as a convicted felon.
Davis was booked at the Bamberg County Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the Second Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
On April 25, the Bamberg County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old Megan Faith Bodiford was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt and Batman pajama pants in Denmark.
According to the incident report from the sheriff’s office, deputies were dispatched to Ghents Branch Road for a welfare check.
The caller told deputies her friend, Bodiford, reached out to her on April 25 around 9:48 p.m., saying if she didn’t hear from her within 30 minutes, to call law enforcement.
She stated that Bodiford thought her boyfriend was going to kill her, deputies say.
However, the report states the friend didn’t call law enforcement until the next day.
“It’s hard. It’s real hard. I just miss her so much. I really can’t describe it. I walked outside the other day and just said, ‘Lord, I don’t understand this.’ This is hard,” said Bodiford’s grandfather, Tommy Hutto.
During this time, the family is clinging to memories they have of Bodiford.
“April the 11th, I heard from her and told her I loved her. She told me she loved me too. Forever and always,” said Heather Bodiford, Megan’s cousin.
Those were the last words Megan said to her cousin.
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