SUMTER, S.C. — SUMTER, S.C. — A Sumter man is accused of blackmailing his own mother after he led her to believe he would be killed if she didn't pay $130, according to Sumter County deputies.
Emmanuel Franklin, 19, of Sumter was arrested on January 24 and charged with blackmail.
Deputies say on January 22, Franklin caused his mother to believe he would be killed by kidnappers if she did not put $130 money into a mail box on Bagnal Drive.
