JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – Ahmad Rashad Bonds,41, pleaded guilty on July 22 to first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping of a 68-year-old commissary worker, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
The Columbia County Coroner’s Office is investigating the accidental drowning death of a 4-year-old.
Bonds was already serving a 25-year prison sentence at the Ridgeland Correctional Institute for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, first-degree burglary, and armed robbery when he attacked a longtime prison employee on March 6, 2019, as she was working in the prison’s storage area.
The commissary worker had finished her shift but was documenting some damaged items in the prison’s stockroom when Bonds snuck into the restricted area through an unlocked door.
“He waited for an opportunity to attack the victim, and he got his chance when she went to the restroom to wash her hands,” said Hunter Swanson of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, who prosecuted the case. “Wearing a face covering, he attacked her from behind, pushing her to the floor.”…