Rock Hill man accused of hitting child with shovel

ROCK HILL, S.C.,None — A Rock Hill man is accused of hitting a child with a shovel.

Keyron Hemphill has been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, police said.

Three children in a house on Hampton Street also accused Hemphill of sticking a knife to their sides and threatening them, police said.

Police said the children, ages 7, 9 and 11, said it happened during Christmas break.

At the time, Hemphill was dating their mother.