Greenville man charged with missing teen’s murder

Published 1:27 pm Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden released the name of the suspect jailed for the murder of missing Montgomery teen Maura McCoy from the steps of the Courthouse at 1 p.m. today.

Harrison Cole English of Greenville is currently being held at the Butler County Correctional Facility on a $500,000 bond. He has been charged with the 18-year-old’s murder.

McCoy’s body was discovered in a wooded area off Mt. Pisgah Road in the southwest portion of Butler County Sunday afternoon. Harden said a tip led them to her body.

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No other information regarding the case has been released. 

For more on this story, see Wednesday’s edition of The Greenville Advocate.