SC girl who misplaced arms to canine mauling arrested

 

A Honea Path girl whose arms had been amputated after she was attacked by three canine was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with trafficking methamphetamine.

Kyleen Waltman’s arrest got here throughout a visitors cease in Abbeville County.

Abbeville County Capt. Matthew Graham stated additionally arrested was Jeffrey Wayne Bond, a passenger within the automobile. Graham stated he advised deputies he had methamphetamine in his pocket.

Deputies searched the automobile and located a handbag that belonged to Waltman wth 8.3 grams of methamphetamine inside. When she was advised she could be arrested, she advised officers she had two different baggage of methamphetamine in her pocket.

One bag weighed about 5.9 grams , the opposite 1.3 grams, Graham stated.

“In complete Kyleen Waltman possessed roughly 15.5 grams of methamphetamine, which is taken into account trafficking weight,” Graham stated in a information launch.

Bond was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Waltman and Bond had been booked into the Abbeville County Detention Heart.

Decide Susan Gladden launched Waltman on a private recognizance bond Wednesday afternoon.

Waltman was attacked by three canine as she walked down a rural street in Honea Path in March. She has had greater than a dozen surgical procedures and was launched from the hospital in April.

Amy Wynne, Waltman’s sister, stated on a gofundme web page in early October, “We’re at our wits finish, don’t know what else to do. Each little bit of the donations this far has been to assist get the medical gear and pay her payments, however now it’s her medicines and common on a regular basis wants she wants assist with.”

Greater than 6,000 donations, totaling $308,000 had been recorded by Wednesday morning.

Wynne added a remark from her mom, saying, “I’m wore out. She cries quite a bit, and we don’t know what to do anymore.”

Waltman has been permitted for Medicaid, however Wynne stated her sister’s current surgical procedure out of state received’t be lined.

Waltman was bitten throughout her physique by two pit bulls and a combined breed. A neighbor scared the canine away by firing a pistol.

Justin Minor, who lives on the street the place the assault passed off, was arrested March 24 and charged with three counts of proudly owning a harmful animal that attacked and injured a human, rabies management violation and harmful animal not permitted past premises except restrained. All are misdemeanors.

He was freed on a $15,000 bond.

The proudly owning a harmful animal cost carries a penalty of $5,000 or a sentence of three years in jail.

Courtroom information present the fees are nonetheless pending.

The canine that attacked Waltman had been euthanized. Eight different canine had been seized from the proprietor. They had been quarantined for 10 days after which despatched to rescue organizations.

Waltman has three kids and a new child grandchild. She labored in a Honea Path restaurant.

Medical doctors advised her household they’d by no means seen such vicious canine bites.

This story was initially printed October 26, 2022 11:06 AM.