COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A former South Carolina Highway Patrol master trooper injured in crash has been charged with assaulting his caregiver, authorities said.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said Tuesday that 63-year-old Wayne Heinz LaBounty is charged with first-degree assault and battery in connection with a Nov. 21 incident in Lexington County.
According to an incident report, the victim told deputies the alleged assault occurred while she was providing in-home care to LaBounty near the end of a scheduled shift.
She said she was assisting him with care when he made sexual comments and led her toward a bedroom under the pretense of a care-related request…