Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri
A. Lydon announced today that Thomas Lawton Evans Jr., 37, of Boiling Springs,
South Carolina, pled guilty to all counts contained in a three count federal
indictment. Count One charged Kidnapping
Involving a Person Under the Age of 18, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a)(1)
and (g), punishable by a minimum term of imprisonment of 20 years and up to
life. Count Two charged Transportation
of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a),
punishable by a minimum of 10 years imprisonment and up to life. Count Three charged Aggravated Sexual Abuse
of a Person under the age of Twelve, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c),
punishable by a minimum term of imprisonment of 30 years and a maximum sentence
of life. United States District Court
Judge David Norton will sentence Evans at a later date.
Facts presented at Evans’ guilty plea hearing established
that Evans followed a family into their Johns Island, South Carolina, home on
February 13, 2018 and brutally assaulted and injured an adult resident and
kidnapped her four-year-old daughter.
Evans then took the child to Alabama, where the child was recovered by
the Riverside Police Department. Evans
was arrested later the same day in Jackson, Mississippi, after a police
pursuit.
The convictions are the result of an investigation conducted
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Charleston Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Nathan
Williams and Nick Bianchi are prosecuting the case.
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