4 arrested in Moncks Corner assault and kidnapping investigation
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – Four people have been arrested and charged amid an assault and kidnapping investigation.
Officers with the Moncks Corner Police Department met with a victim at the Goose Creek Police Department on Feb. 1 who had injuries to her head and neck. The victim told investigators that she was robbed, beaten, and held against her will at gunpoint at a home on Waccamaw Circle.
Police said the victim was eventually able to escape from the home and went to the Goose Creek Police Department for help.
“The investigation also revealed activities that subjected the victim to sex trafficking,” said Moncks Corner Police Chief Stephen Young.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Authorities executed a search warrant on the Waccamaw Circle home and recovered 35 dosage units of suspected MDMA, approximately 2.45 grams of suspected cocaine, approximately 4.5 grams of suspected cocaine base (crack), approximately 3.8 grams of suspected fentanyl, two firearms, and ammunition.
Four people were arrested and charged including Darrel Watkins, 42, of Moncks Corner, Crystal Louis, 36, of Moncks Corner, Kayla Reese, 36, of Moncks Corner, and Charles Goodman, 56, of Moncks Corner, who were taken into custody the morning of February 4th, by MCPD officers assisted by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) during the execution of a search warrant on Waccamaw Circle in Moncks Corner.
All four face a slew of charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, cocaine base, and MDMA among others.
Watkins was also charged with human trafficking, kidnapping, conspiracy to kidnapping, two counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a firearm during a violent crime, and pointing and resenting a firearm.
Louis was also charged with human trafficking, kidnapping, conspiracy to kidnapping, assault & battery of a high and aggravated nature, and armed robbery.
Both were denied bond.
Chief Young said the investigation is ongoing and asked that anyone with pertinent information related to this investigation contact Detective Tommy Harger at 843-719-7930 or [email protected].
