Upstate man found naked with child he met on social media, DA says

IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. THE STATE FUNERAL FOR FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER CONTINUES TODAY. THE PUBLIC VIEWING OF HIS FLAG DRAPED CASKET ENDED LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO. AT THIS POINT. JARVIS ROBERTSON FROM OUR SISTER STATION IS LIVE AT THE CARTER PRESIDENTIAL CENTER IN ATLANTA, WHERE PEOPLE ARE STILL SHOWING UP TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS. YEAH. THAT’S RIGHT. GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL IN THE UPSTATE. PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER, HE’S BEEN LYING IN REPOSE HERE AT THE PRESIDENTIAL CENTER SINCE SATURDAY. WITHIN THE LAST THREE MINUTES, GUYS, I LEARNED THAT OVER 22,000 PEOPLE HAVE SHOWED UP HERE TO THE CARTER PRESIDENTIAL CENTER TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS, MANY OF THEM LEAVING BEHIND THINGS LIKE FLOWERS AND HARD HATS WITH PERSONALIZED MESSAGES, BAGS OF PEANUTS AND SO MUCH MORE. NOW, PRESIDENT CARTER’S JOURNEY TO ATLANTA STARTED WHEN HIS BODY LEFT AMERICUS AND STOPPED IN HIS HOMETOWN OF PLAINS, GEORGIA. THERE HE WAS MET WITH A BELL RINGING A TOTAL OF 39 TIMES TO COMMEMORATE HIM BEING THE 39TH PRESIDENT. NOW, THE HEARSE CARRYING THE FORMER COMMANDER IN CHIEF ALSO STOPPED AT HIS BOYHOOD HOME. THAT’S WHERE THAT BELL RINGING TOOK PLACE. NOW, ALONG THE WAY OF THE CARTER PROCESSION, PEOPLE LINED THE STREETS HOLDING UP SIGNS, WAVING FLAGS, GIVING HIM DUE HONOR AND RESPECT. ONCE IN ATLANTA, THE HEARSE MADE A STOP IN FRONT OF THE GEORGIA CAPITOL, WHERE GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP AND OTHER STATE LEADERS DID OBSERVE. FROM THERE, THE PRESIDENT’S BODY WAS BROUGHT HERE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, WHERE A CEREMONY WAS HELD WITH FAMILY AND INVITED GUESTS. NOW, THE UNINTERRUPTED PUBLIC VIEWING OF HIS CASKET. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SATURDAY EVENING, AND WE’VE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE STILL A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE INSIDE OF THE CENTER VIEWING THIS MORNING. WE HAVE STILL BEEN SEEING BUSSES ROLLING IN AND OUT INITIALLY THAT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE VIEWING WOULD STOP AROUND 6:00, BUT WE’VE LEARNED THAT IT’S PROBABLY GOING TO STOP AROUND 7:00 THIS MORNING. NOW, A LITTLE BIT LATER, AROUND 11:00 THIS MORNING, A DEPART, A DEPARTING CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN, REPORTING LIVE IN ATLANTA. I’M JARVIS ROBERTSON, WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JARVIS. AND AS WE REMEMBER, FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER, MAKE SURE TO STAY WITH NEWS FOUR ON AIR AND ON WYFF4.COM FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE REMAINING SERVICES IN WASHINGTON. WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN GREENVILLE. DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING AFTER A MAN ARRIVED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH AT LEAST ONE GUNSHOT WOUND. THEY SAY A 911 CALL CAME IN JUST AFTER TEN LAST NIGHT. THE VICTIM HAS REPORTEDLY UNDERGONE SURGERY, BUT IT’S UNCLEAR WHERE THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE AND DEPUTIES SAY THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS AT THIS TIME. MOVING TO SPARTANBURG COUNTY NOW, WHERE A VIDEO IS GOING VIRAL OF A 911 OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY SEEMING TO DENY A WOMAN HELP AND THEN HANGING UP IN THAT VIDEO, YOU SEE LINDSEY STECHSCHULTE. THAT’S HER DOORBELL CAMERA VIDEO RIGHT THERE. IN IT, YOU CAN SEE A MAN LINGERING ON THE PORCH AND IN THE FRONT YARD. SHE SAYS SHE CALLED 911 FEELING UNEASY AND WATCHED AS A DEPUTY SHINED A FLOODLIGHT ON THE PROPERTY AND DROVE OFF. SHE CALLED BACK, THINKING THAT HE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN THE WRONG HOUSE. YOU CAN HEAR THE DISPATCHER SAY, THERE’S NOBODY THERE, AND SHE COULDN’T DO ANYTHING ELSE. THEN SHE SAYS, GOOD NIGHT. AND THE CALL DISCONNECTED. I WAS TERRIFIED. I WAS CONFUSED, SHE COULDN’T GIVE ME A REASON FOR WHY SHE WASN’T GOING TO HELP ME, EXCEPT THAT THERE WAS NOBODY AT MY DOOR. BUT THERE WAS. SINCE THIS SPARTANBURG NINE ON ONE HAS RESPONDED, SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, THE HANDLING OF THIS CALL DID NOT MEET THE STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM OR CUSTOMER SERVICE WE EXPECT FROM OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS, NOR DID IT ALIGN WITH OUR CORE VALUES. WE WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE TAKING SWIFT AND DECISIVE PERSONNEL ACTION. WITH THAT TELECOMMUNICATOR INVOLVED. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO LEARNING FROM THIS INCIDENT AND TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO PREVENT SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN THE FUTURE. TIME NOW. 647 AND IF YOU WERE IMPACTED BY HELENE, YOU NOW HAVE MORE TIME TO SUBMIT YOUR FEMA APPLICATIONS. THAT’S RIGHT. FEMA HAS EXTENDED ITS DEADLINE FOR SOUTH CAROLINIANS ARE ISABELLE MARAK JOINS US LIVE FROM A FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER IN GREENVILLE. SHE HAS YOUR LAST MINUTE APPLICATION REMINDERS. GOOD MORNING. HEY, ERIN AND PEYTON, GOOD MORNING. FEMA HAS EXTENDED THAT DEADLINE ANOTHER THREE WEEKS. THE NEW DEADLINE JANUARY 28TH. AND FEMA SAYS AS LONG AS YOU HAVE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION BY THAT NEW DEADLINE, YOU CAN STILL SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR YOUR APPLICATION AFTER THE DEADLINE PASSES. IT ALSO SAYS YOU SHOULD APPLY FOR AID EVEN IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE, JUST IN CASE YOUR INSURANCE CAN’T COVER ALL OF YOUR EXPENSES. AND FOR ANYTHING, IT CAN’T COVER. DISASTER RECOVERY LOANS ARE ALSO AN OPTION. IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY TROUBLE WITH YOUR APPLICATION. FEMA SAYS YOU CAN CALL ITS 800 NUMBER OR COME OUT TO ONE OF ITS RECOVERY CENTERS. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE, ISABELLE MARAK. WYFF NEWS FOUR ISABELLE. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN ARE IN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING AFTER MEETING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY THE NEW YEAR’S TERROR ATTACK IN NEW ORLEANS. THEY VISITED THAT GROWING MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL ON BOURBON STREET, LAYING A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS AT THE BASE OF CROSSES ON THE SIDEWALK. THEY ALSO ATTENDED A PRAYER SERVICE AT SAINT LOUIS CATHEDRAL. THE PRESIDENT SHARED SOME REFLECTION AND OFFERED WORDS OF COMPASSION DURING THE SERVICE. AND IF THERE’S ONE THING WE KNOW, NEW ORLEANS DEFINES STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE. YOU DEFINE IT. WHETHER IT’S IN THE FORM OF THIS ATTACK, FROM THIS ATTACK OR HURRICANES OR SUPERSTORMS. THIS CITY AND ITS PEOPLE GET BACK UP. MEANWHILE, THE MARDI GRAS SEASON IS NOW OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY, WITH HEIGHTENED SECURITY IN NEW ORLEANS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS GIVEN THE CITY ITS HIGHEST DESIGNATION FOR EVENT SECURITY. THAT MEANS THE CITY WILL GET FEDERAL HELP AS IT PREPARES FOR ITS ANNUAL PARADES AND OTHER EVENTS, INCLUDING THE SUPER BOWL NEXT MONTH. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. 649 IT’S COLD OUT THERE. MANY OF US HAVE A HARD FREEZE GOING ON. THAT’S 25 DEGREES OR EVEN COLDER. SO IT’S VERY CHILLY OUT THERE, COLDER THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY. AT THIS TIME, WE’VE ALSO GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A WIND CHILL GOING ON, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY AT TIMES ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. SO THAT IS PRODUCING A LITTLE BIT OF A WIND CHILL FOR SOME OF US AS WE TAKE A LOOK ACROSS PART OF THE AREA. IN FACT, WE’VE GOT A SYSTEM COMING OUR WAY POTENTIALLY THIS WEEKEND THAT COULD HAVE SOME IMPACTS ON US. I’LL HAVE THE LATEST WITH THAT PART OF YOUR FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE. FIRST, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S IT LOOKING, PAYTON? COMMUTE IS LOOKING CLEAR. THANK YOU. PARELLA. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT I-85 NORTH NEAR PELHAM ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. DEFINITELY A LOT MORE CARS AND 18 WHEELERS ON THE ROAD. BUT HEY, IT’S 650 MORE PEOPLE HEADING TO WORK AT THIS POINT. OUR TRAVEL TIMES ARE LOOKING GOOD TOO. ALL IN THE GREEN THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. 12 MINUTES I-240 ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY SIX MINUTES. AIRPORT WOODRUFF ROAD ON I-85 SOUTHBOUND AND I-385 NORTHBOUND. THAT’S FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN 13 MINUTES. RIGHT NOW, WITH WINTER WEATHER IN THE FORECAST, IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR EMAILS, TEXTS, OR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FROM YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ABOUT CLOSINGS AND DELAYS. NOW IS ALSO TIME FOR BUSINESSES WITH 100 EMPLOYEES OR MORE SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE IN OUR SYSTEM TO ANNOUNCE CLOSINGS AND DELAYS. WE HAVE THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SIGN UP AND DO THAT ON WYFF4.COM. AND MOVING ON TO SPORTS NEWS AS ONE SEASON ENDS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT. OUTSIDE OF SIX DIVISION GAMES WITH THE BUCCANEERS, SAINTS AND FALCONS, THE CAROLINA PANTHERS WILL PLAY THE ENTIRE NFC WEST AND AFC EAST CAROLINA WILL HOST THE RAMS. SEAHAWKS, BILLS, DOLPHINS AND COWBOYS WHILE HITTING THE ROAD TO FACE THE CARDINALS. 40 NINERS. PATRIOTS, JETS, PACKERS AND JAGUARS. OH, MY. DATES AND TIMES WILL BE RELEASED CLOSER TO THE 2025 FALL SEASON. THE PANTHERS WILL PICK EIGHTH OVERALL IN THE 2025 NFL DRAFT. A BIT OF A RESTAURANT MOVE THIS MORNING, WE NOW KNOW WHAT’S FILLING THE SPACE. BENJAMIN LEFT BEHIND IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. WHITE DUCK TACO IS TAKING OVER THE SOUTH MAIN STREET STOREFRONT. THIS SPRING. WE’RE TOLD. BONJOUR MAINE, MEANWHILE, IS LOOKING FOR A NEW LOCATION EITHER IN DOWNTOWN OR ELSEWHERE. YOU MAY REMEMBER IT CLOSED LAST MONTH AND WHITE DUCK TACO CLOSED ITS HAMPTON STATION LOCATION LAST YEAR. THERE’S ANOTHER LOCATION NEAR THE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, AS WELL AS SEVERAL IN ASHEVILLE, HENDERSONVILLE, AND THE GREATER CHARLOTTE AREA, AS WELL. ON PANDAS AT THE NATIONAL ZOO IN WASHINGTON ARE ALSO ENJOYING THE SNOW TODAY. YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT HERE. THE D.C. AREA RECEIVED ABOUT FIVE INCHES YESTERDAY, WITH ANOTHER ONE TO EXPECT ABOUT THREE INCHES PRETTY SOON. THESE PANDAS ARRIVED IN THE DISTRICT IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. YOU CAN SEE THEY’RE HAVING A FUN TIME JUST ROLLING AROUND. THEY MADE THEIR PUBLIC DEBUT IN THE SMITHSONIAN. THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE THAT JANUARY 24TH. LOOKS LIKE FUN.