Sumter County, FL (January 22, 2019) – Police reported that a 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the murder of a Bushnell woman and taken into custody.
The 17-year-old, Tyler Ryan Hirsch, was taken into custody and charged in the murder of 33-year-old Melody Bennett after police found her body a day after her birthday. Police conducted an investigation for months and Hirsch was charged with premeditated homicide and murder of the first degree. He was also charged with sex assault and armed burglary.
Police originally responded to the call of a deceased person at the location of 6349 County Road 625. The victim, Bennett, died due to violence by another person.
Now, Hirsch is being held without bond.
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