Sunday, February 01, 2009
THREE "DEADBEAT DADS" ARRESTED BY LEXINGTON AUTHORITIES
The station also reported that "under South Carolina law, deadbeat parents can be charged with a criminal violation that carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $1,500 fine, Sheriff James Metts said. That punishment can be imposed in addition to any penalty that a family court judge hands down for not paying court-ordered child support."
WLIX Television has reported that Lexington authorities have arrested three men who they say owe over $71,000 in child support. According to the report, 33-year-old Deandre M. Black, of Lexington, was arrested for owing more than $27,000 in court-ordered child support, 43-year-old James S. Mayers, of Gilbert, was arrested for owing more than $10,000 in back child support. and authorities in Sevier County, Tennessee arrested 45-year-old Ronnie G. Fussell, who is wanted by the Lexington County Sheriff's Department on a warrant for failing to make court-ordered child support payments totaling more than $33,000.
The station also reported that "under South Carolina law, deadbeat parents can be charged with a criminal violation that carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $1,500 fine, Sheriff James Metts said. That punishment can be imposed in addition to any penalty that a family court judge hands down for not paying court-ordered child support."
We would like to know what took so long. Could it have something to do with the fact that South Carolina still does not have a statewide computerized child support tracking and collection system?
Labels: "Deadbeat Dads"
