Woman says she was tied up, assaulted at motel, deputies say
By Stephanie Moore
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UNION COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A woman escaped a local motel after being tied up, assaulted and threatened, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they were called on the morning of April 19 to the Rodeway Inn on South Duncan Bypass.
They said they found a woman with injuries, including facial swelling and signs she had been restrained.
The victim told deputies she had been held against her will inside a motel room since the previous day.
According to the investigation, the suspect, identified as Joseph Boykin, is accused of restraining the victim, physically assaulting her, and threatening her with a knife.
The victim was able to escape when the suspect briefly left the room and went to motel staff for help.
The woman was taken to the hospital.
Witnesses told deputies Boykin drove away in the victim’s red 2014 GMC Acadia.
With the assistance of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Boykin was arrested Friday and booked into the Union County Detention Center.
He is charged with kidnapping, assault and battery and grand larceny.
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