SLED: Former Pee Dee Regional Center employee charged with abusing vulnerable adult

PEE DEE, S.C. (WMBF) - A former staff member of a Pee Dee assisted living facility is in jail after authorities say he abused a resident.

Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) arrested Joe Nathan Waymyers, 28, of Kingstree, on Tuesday for abuse of a vulnerable adult.

SLED was requested to investigate by the Pee Dee Regional Center, a state-operated facility of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.

According to the warrant, on June 18, Waymyers struck a resident at the center in the face several times, causing swelling and bruising to both eyes.

Waymyers was booked at the Florence County Detention Center and released on a $10,000 bond.

The case will be prosecuted by the 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.