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BEECH ISLAND, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT/Grey Information) - 4 individuals have been arrested – together with a present instructor in Aiken County, South Carolina – after a 17-year-old was discovered overwhelmed and mendacity bare on the aspect of the street.
The boy was discovered early Jan. 3 at Blackstone Camp Highway and Atomic Highway, in line with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Workplace. He was “utterly unclothed and the sufferer appeared to have been brutally overwhelmed,” a deputy wrote in a report.
A deputy tried to talk with the sufferer, however he was laborious to know as a result of his face was so swollen.
Deputies realized the teenager had been mendacity on the aspect of the street all night time.
Amongst these arrested within the case was Raquel Stevens, 35, on prices of possession of anabolic steroids 100 doses or extra, possession of fentanyl, violation of drug distribution regulation possession with the intent to distribute of managed substance close to a faculty and illegal neglect of a kid.
She additionally made headlines again in 2018 when she forgot her toddler was in her automobile and left the kid there for almost 10 hours whereas she labored as a North Augusta Center Faculty math instructor.
The Aiken County Faculty District stated officers thought of taking her certificates, after that 2018 arrest however prices have been finally dropped.
“In July 2019, these prices have been eliminated and the state reinstated her instructing certificates. She returned to work in August of 2019 and has carried out her duties and duties as a classroom instructor since that point with out incident,” stated the Aiken County Public Faculty District.
The district confirms Stevens remains to be a instructor within the district and has been positioned underneath administrative depart following this most up-to-date arrest.
“Educators are held to a excessive customary of professional and private conduct. This week’s arrest is definitely upsetting and she's going to stay on administrative depart pending additional investigation,” stated the college district in an announcement given to WRDW.
The 4 arrests occurred after investigators executed search warrants Wednesday at websites in North Augusta and Beech Island.
Because the investigation progressed, investigators have been in a position to determine Patrick Omar Stevens, 36, of North Augusta, and Derrick Lydale Nixon, 32, of Beech Island, as suspects concerned within the assault, in line with deputies.
In the course of the search of each places, investigators seized a few kilos of marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, anabolic steroids, fentanyl and quite a few firearms.
Whereas executing the search warrants concurrently, investigators seized over 2 kilos of marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, anabolic steroids and fentanyl, in line with authorities.
The North Augusta Division of Public Security, Aiken Division of Public Security and ATF Rage Unit assisted with the investigation.
Patrick Stevens was arrested on prices of tried homicide, possession of a weapon throughout a violent crime, kidnapping, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, violation of drug distribution regulation, 4 counts of possession of a managed substance (dextroamphetamine, concerta and vyvanse), possession of anabolic steroids 100 doses or extra, possession of fentanyl, possession with the intent to distribute close to a faculty and illegal neglect of a kid.
Nixon was arrested on a cost of and presenting a firearm.
Additionally arrested was Rickey Drayton, 62, on two counts of possession of cocaine first offense, working a stash home and possession with intent to distribute marijuana first offense.
Patrick Stevens seemed to be the one one of many 4 suspects nonetheless in Aiken County jail as of Monday morning.