PICKENS COUNTY — A year after he was arrested for killing his first cousin and burying him in a shallow grave, a Pickens man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison, according to the solicitor.
Court records show 42-year-old Timothy Keith Poole pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and desecration of human remains on Oct. 2.
As previously reported by The Sentinel-Progress, Timothy Poole became involved in a verbal altercation with the victim, Brian Poole, on or about Feb. 10, 2018 at a residence on Can Do Lane in Pickens County.
At the time, law enforcement officials said Poole shot the victim in the head with a shot gun, buried him the yard and poured a concrete slab over the site.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said victim had been temporarily residing at the residence when the shooting occurred in February.
Poole’s arrest came after a witness came forward and the grave was located at the rear of the residence, officials reported.
