Authorities released the name of the man whose body was found Tuesday dismembered in trash bags inside a vehicle.
Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet identified the remains as Roy Allen Steward, 54, of Bacons Bridge Road.
On Tuesday afternoon, Nisbet was notified by Summerville Police Department that there might be a body in the trunk of a car that had been towed after the driver was arrested for a driving offense, according to Nisbet.
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After inspecting the bags, Nisbet said, it was “obvious the contents of the bags were human remains.”
The remains appeared to be those of Steward, who had been reported missing on Jan. 14 by his brother, who lives in Texas, Nisbet said.
Summerville Police Capt. Jon Rogers said Steward’s roomate, Nancy Bentley, 53, provided false statements to investigators involving the missing person’s case.
A car Bentley had been driving was found at a tow truck company lot by police on Jan. 21, according to Rogers.
Police arrested Bentley at the mobile home she lived in with Steward on Wednesday morning. Neighbors said she was taken away by EMS. Police confirmed she was hospitalized, but Rogers said he did not know why.
Summerville police had reportedly visited the man’s home in an area mobile home park to conduct a welfare check some time ago, but found no trace of him or signs of wrongdoing, a source familiar with the investigation said.
