Arrest Made in Deadly Fight at Sumter Birthday Party

Arrest made in deadly fight at Sumter birthday party

Police say Jawan M. Mack is charged with voluntary manslaughter after Kenneth Cooper died days after a Dec. 21 fight.

SPD: Man charged after fight at birthday party turns fatal

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO)– Sumter PD says a man was charged after a fight at a birthday party in December turned fatal. Jawan M. Mack, 29, of Manning, was charged with voluntary manslaughter. Police say Kenneth Cooper, 49, of Sumter was rendered unconscious during a fight that began as an argument with Jawan Mack while attending a Dec. 21, 2025, birthday party at a North Guignard Drive home. Cooper was originally taken to Prisma Health Tuomey hospital…