Man accused of strangling his missing mother and leaving her body in river

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (TCN) -- Officials arrested a man several months after his missing mother was found deceased in a river under suspicious circumstances. According to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office, 56-year-old Regina Arroyo was reported missing out of Barnwell County on Nov. 30, 2023. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said several days later, an individual canoeing in the North Fork Edisto River found a body, which was later identified as Arroyo’s. Her death was ruled a homicide. After seven months of investigation, the sheriff’s office announced July 2 that they i