He had to drive over an hour to get to the girl. Sounds like she may be a relative, or lives close to some of his relatives.
Posted on 12/03/2020 7:35:32 AM PST by Gamecock
A Lexington man was arrested on multiple charges, including attempted murder and committing sex crimes against a girl, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
Steven Dwayne Bethea was sexually abusing a child — between 11 and 14 years old — and fired a gun at the girl’s father who found the 29-year-old Lexington resident with the minor, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
On multiple occasions, between Oct. 1-14 and again on Nov. 28 while at Mayrant Road, Bethea engaged in sexual battery with the child, according to the release.
Bethea also encouraged the girl to leave her home without her parents’ permission, the sheriff’s office said.
Bethea was arrested Nov. 28, and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center where he was charged with attempted murder, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor — victim 11 to 14 years of age, jail records show.
He remains behind bars after bond was denied on all of the charges, according to jail records.
Meth is one heckuva drug.
He had to drive over an hour to get to the girl. Sounds like she may be a relative, or lives close to some of his relatives.
Steven Dwayne Bethea:
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This is what the death penalty is for.
If only his folks had just given him two names instead of three.
At least his middle name is not Wayne. It’s close though. ;-)
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