YORK COUNTY, N.C. — A York County detention officer has been arrested by the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division over the alleged neglect of several children Friday.
According to a release from the York County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began with a tip about a neglect situation involving multiple children. When deputies arrived at the location, they discovered one of the suspects was York County Detention Officer Joel Snipes.
Sheriff Tony Breeden requested that SLED take over the investigation to avoid any conflict of interest.
Snipes is now facing six counts of unlawfully placing a child at risk or causing harm or willfully abandoning the child.
He was booked into the York County Detention Center on Saturday and released on a $12,000 bond later that day.
The sheriff’s office said Snipes was fired on Sunday.