Aiken County teacher among those arrested after teen found naked, beaten on side of road

BEECH ISLAND, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – 4 folks had been arrested this week after a 17-year-old was discovered overwhelmed and mendacity bare on the facet of the street.

The boy was discovered early Jan. 3 at Blackstone Camp Street and Atomic Street, in accordance with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Workplace.

He was “fully unclothed and the sufferer appeared to have been brutally overwhelmed,” a deputy wrote in a report on the incident.

A deputy tried to talk with the sufferer however he was arduous to know as a result of his face was so swollen, a deputy wrote.

Deputies realized the teenager had been mendacity on the facet of the street all evening.

On Wednesday, investigators executed search warrants at 339 Edisto Drive in North Augusta and 692 Swamp Street in Beech Island.

Because the investigation progressed, investigators had been in a position to establish Patrick Omar Stevens, 36, of North Augusta, and Derrick Lydale Nixon, 32, of Beech Island, as suspects concerned within the assault, in accordance 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 accordance with authorities.

The North Augusta Division of Public Security, Aiken Division of Public Security and ATF Rage Unit assisted with the investigation.

Stevens was arrested on costs of tried homicide, possession of a weapon throughout a violent crime, kidnapping, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, violation of drug distribution legislation, 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 college 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.

Raquel Stevens, 35, was arrested on costs of possession of anabolic steroids 100 doses or extra, possession of fentanyl, violation of drug distribution legislation possession with the intent to distribute of managed substance close to a college, illegal neglect of a kid.

Raquel Stevens 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 College math instructor.

The Aiken County College District mentioned they thought-about taking her certificates, after that 2018 arrest however costs had been ultimately dropped.

“In July 2019, these costs had been eliminated and the state reinstated her instructing certificates. She returned to work in August of 2019 and has carried out her duties and tasks as a classroom instructor since that point with out incident,” mentioned the Aiken County Public College District.

The Aiken County College District confirms Raquel remains to be a instructor within the district and has been positioned below administrative go away, following this most up-to-date arrest.

”Educators are held to a excessive commonplace {of professional} and private conduct. This week’s arrest is actually upsetting and she is going to stay on administrative go away pending additional investigation,” mentioned the college district in a press release given to Information 12.

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