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CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Shawn and Monica Williams, like many others, retired in the Grand Strand, but a scary encounter has them questioning if it’s safe to stay.
The Black couple said they walked outside to a burning cross facing their home over Thanksgiving weekend.
“There was a cross burning about eight feet from our fence,” Monica said. “We were speechless because we’ve never experienced something like that.”
The couple moved to Conway, settling into the perfect retirement home, but said their neighbors have made the last two years a living nightmare.
“He’s blatant with the ‘N-word,’” Monica said. “He chased off our surveyors. He’s chased off people from the water and sewer department.”
The couple even installed a fence, hoping to find peace, but it didn’t work. The cross burning was the final straw, so they called Horry County police.
Officers arrested their neighbors, 28-year-old Worden Butler and 27-year-old Alexis Hartnett, and charged them with second-degree harassment.
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In the News:
Dec. 13, 2023 at 6:02 AM EST - ‘We were speechless’: Cross burning in Conway has couple begging for change
Dec. 15, 2023 at 5:18 PM EST - Calls for S.C. hate crime law grow after Conway-area cross burning
Dec. 20, 2023 at 6:18 PM EST - FBI agents search home of couple accused of burning cross in Conway area
Jan. 30, 2024 at 11:00 PM EST - Solicitor requests temporary injunction against home of couple accused of burning cross in Conway
Mar. 6, 2024 at 6:05 AM EST - Suspect in Conway-area cross-burning to appear for hearing
Mar. 6, 2024 at 4:09 PM EST - Hearing postponed for suspect in Conway-area cross-burning
Mar. 10, 2024 at 6:08 PM EDT - Cross burning suspect appears for bond hearing after another arrest
Mar. 11, 2024 at 6:00 AM EDT - A woman accused of burning a cross to scare their neighbor was arrested again
Apr. 9, 2024 at 12:33 PM EDT - Myrtle Beach holds community conversation about hate crimes
Apr. 22, 2024 at 7:20 PM EDT - Solicitor's office responds to cross-burning property owner’s request to alter temporary injunction
Apr. 25, 2024 at 6:12 AM EDT - Trial date set for Conway-area cross-burning suspect
The Black couple said they walked outside to a burning cross facing their home over Thanksgiving weekend.
“There was a cross burning about eight feet from our fence,” Monica said. “We were speechless because we’ve never experienced something like that.”
The couple moved to Conway, settling into the perfect retirement home, but said their neighbors have made the last two years a living nightmare.
“He’s blatant with the ‘N-word,’” Monica said. “He chased off our surveyors. He’s chased off people from the water and sewer department.”
The couple even installed a fence, hoping to find peace, but it didn’t work. The cross burning was the final straw, so they called Horry County police.
Officers arrested their neighbors, 28-year-old Worden Butler and 27-year-old Alexis Hartnett, and charged them with second-degree harassment.
[...]
In the News:
Dec. 13, 2023 at 6:02 AM EST - ‘We were speechless’: Cross burning in Conway has couple begging for change
Dec. 15, 2023 at 5:18 PM EST - Calls for S.C. hate crime law grow after Conway-area cross burning
Dec. 20, 2023 at 6:18 PM EST - FBI agents search home of couple accused of burning cross in Conway area
Jan. 30, 2024 at 11:00 PM EST - Solicitor requests temporary injunction against home of couple accused of burning cross in Conway
Mar. 6, 2024 at 6:05 AM EST - Suspect in Conway-area cross-burning to appear for hearing
Mar. 6, 2024 at 4:09 PM EST - Hearing postponed for suspect in Conway-area cross-burning
Mar. 10, 2024 at 6:08 PM EDT - Cross burning suspect appears for bond hearing after another arrest
Mar. 11, 2024 at 6:00 AM EDT - A woman accused of burning a cross to scare their neighbor was arrested again
Apr. 9, 2024 at 12:33 PM EDT - Myrtle Beach holds community conversation about hate crimes
Apr. 22, 2024 at 7:20 PM EDT - Solicitor's office responds to cross-burning property owner’s request to alter temporary injunction
Apr. 25, 2024 at 6:12 AM EDT - Trial date set for Conway-area cross-burning suspect