S.C. man allegedly beat mother with pool stick because she wouldn't pay to remove GPS monitor
10/10/2023 11:49 am PDT
TATUM, S.C. (TCD) -- A 39-year-old man is in custody after allegedly assaulting his mother during a dispute about his GPS ankle monitor.
On Sept. 26, the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Platt Road after a 911 caller reported that her brother was "actively beating their mother."
Deputies made contact with the victim and witness at the scene and learned Gordon Love allegedly struck his mother in the head with a pool stick. He also reportedly slammed her head repeatedly into a countertop.
According to the Sheriff's Office, Love became upset with his mother "due to him being on GPS ankle monitor and demanding family members pay for it to be removed."
Deputies obtained an arrest warrant for Love, who fled the scene prior to their arrival.
On Monday, Oct. 9, officials located Love at a home in the Bennettsville area and arrested him on charges of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Love was out on bond for failure to stop for a blue light and malicious damage to property at the time of his arrest.
According to the Sheriff's Office, Love appeared for a hearing Oct. 10, and was denied bond.
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