COLUMBIA, S.C. — Investigators with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) have charged a second former custody officer with abuse of a vulnerable adult following an investigation of an incident at Wellpath Recovery Solutions in Columbia.
Javin Lashaun Carter-Wicks, 23, was charged on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, in connection to an incident that occurred at the Farrow Road facility on June 18, 2025. Wellpath Recovery Solutions is a contracted provider for the Department of Behavioral Health and Departmental Disabilities Office of Mental Health.
According to the arrest warrant, Carter-Wicks allegedly hit the victim with a shield, causing the victim to hit a wall. The victim is a patient at Wellpath and considered to be a vulnerable adult…