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by ANDY FANCHER
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A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper who was seriously injured during a September 2025 traffic stop is now accused of attempting to rape one of his in-home caregivers, according to an incident report filed by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD).
The same report identifies the suspect as Wayne H. LaBounty, a 40-year law enforcement veteran once praised for surviving the crash. Now, he’s accused of luring a caregiver into his bedroom, exposing his penis and pinning her against a wall.
According to the document, the woman told deputies it happened while she was working a scheduled shift on November 21, 2025 at LaBounty’s home, where she was providing care through a private company hired to assist with his widely publicized recovery efforts.
She said she had only worked with him once before.
The report stated the encounter escalated while she was massaging LaBounty’s legs on his living-room couch — a task she said was part of her duties — when he sat upright and told her she “did not have to leave,” followed by, “I want to fuck,” and, “I want to fuck you.”
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According to the report, LaBounty then asked her to follow him toward his bedroom under the pretense of a care-related request. When she looked inside the room, she told deputies, he was standing naked “with his penis exposed to her.”
She said she backed into the doorway as he stepped toward her.
The woman told investigators LaBounty pinned her arms against the door and began kissing the right side of her neck while she protested, telling him to stop because she was scared. When she said she was afraid, LaBounty allegedly responded, “Why? It’s not like I can get you pregnant,” according to the report.
The incident report said LaBounty continued making explicit remarks, including, “I want to fuck you real hard,” “I’ve never had sex with a black girl before,” “Do black guys eat pussy?” and “Can I eat your pussy?”
The woman told deputies LaBounty lifted her shirt and bra and began kissing her breast before stopping abruptly.
While the report did not indicate why LaBounty stopped this alleged assault, it noted that he “continued to make remarks” as she gathered her belongings and headed for the front door. When she stepped outside, LaBounty allegedly told her, “what goes on in this house stays in this house.”
The day after the alleged incident, another caregiver reported that while providing care to LaBounty, he confided that he had made “an advance on” the first caregiver.
The case has been referred to agents with the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), spokesmen for both agencies confirmed to FITSNews.
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“SLED was requested by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department to investigate an incident involving Wayne LaBounty for allegations of sexual assault,” SLED executive affairs director Ryan Alphin said Wednesday. “No additional information is available at this time.”
The criminal investigation was launched just two weeks after LaBounty filed a lawsuit (.pdf) over the September 9, 2025 crash that left him hospitalized and now receiving in-home care. The lawsuit alleged the crash was the result of negligence by a Lexington County deputy who failed to “follow safety protocols and training.”
The suit claimed the deputy did not activate his emergency lights when he stopped behind LaBounty, who was conducting a traffic stop along U.S. 1/Augusta Highway. That failure, the lawsuit says, triggered a chain reaction that ended with a civilian losing control of his vehicle and striking LaBounty.
When the suit was filed, the Goings Law Firm said it was “honored” to represent LaBounty, who it said had served the community with “distinction for many years.”
Meanwhile, Serve & Connect — a local nonprofit which works to build relationships between law enforcement and local communities — has raised more than $10,450 toward covering the trooper’s medical expenses, which amounts to a little over half of its $20,000 goal. Its fundraiser will remain open through November 30, 2025.
This story may be updated.
UPDATE| Serve & Connect has suspended LaBounty’s fundraiser and removed his presence from its social media accounts.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
(Dynal Nolan/FITSNews)
Andrew Fancher is a Lone Star Emmy award-winning journalist from Dallas, Texas. Cut from a bloodline of outlaws and lawmen alike, he was the first of his family to graduate college which was accomplished with honors. Got a story idea or news tip for Andy? Email him directly and connect with him socially across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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11 comments
textbook case of “mutually assured destruction”
What the HELL is the world comin to. The Poh Poh and Hitler Youth doing some crazy shit these days. Makes me wonder about the screening going on as well as the training of these cowboys. Seems to me they need some further psycological screening later on in their employment. This crap is happening to often. Looks like the Hitler Youth could get his physical therapy and care behind bars!
So many questions raised by this, and each new question has the potential to raise even more. Were the ladies charged with massaging his legs, inadvertently doing too good of a job? Might the old man be on some type of meds that had an effect on his filters and normal inhibitions? Could there have been a combination of the two factors? What impact does HIPAA have on release of details of this case to media and others?
Whatever the case, I hope that any future visits by female caregivers involve two or more caregivers at the same time for the safety of the caregivers as well as the patient. I hope the ladies previously acting as caregivers will be ok.
Bravo to you for asking the right questions. However, if you read my comment below, I do believe something else is at play here.
Somebody better keep his ass locked up or hidden because it would be disappointing for something bad to happen to him ? I ain’t got a dog in the fight. I’m just saying ?
The caregiver service needs to send a burley male to deal with calls like these. That, or a burley female with a strap-on who has had a series of bend-over boyfriends. Next time a client says “I want to fuck”, he can be told, “Ok big boy. Bend over and spread em”.
He could have locked the door or gone into the bathroom and used his hand like any sane man would have in his situation. But, somebody taught him his hand wasn’t enough and tried to have sex with a woman who was not his wife. Bible belt churches teach a man’s hand is not enough. And look what that teaching does to a man and the women they assault.
Bruh, are you stupid? I attend church in the Bible Belt and that’s nowhere near what they teach. Have YOU ever attended church like ANYWHERE? THAT’S NOT WHAT WE TEACH!!!!!! We teach that assault of ANYONE is wrong…that includes women. Wayne isn’t married sooooooooooo we also teach that sex outside of marriage is not acceptable. So, I’m going to have to go ahead and say that at no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. You are dismissed, Jasmine Crockett.
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ACAB. All Cops Are Bastards.
I’ve met Wayne LaBounty. I also used to work for and with his sister and have been a long time friend of hers. I can tell you first hand that this type of behavior is COMPLETELY out of character for him. Here’s what I believe happened, keeping in mind that this is just a THEORY…those two nurses, seeing $$$$ because they know he’ll get a settlement for his accident, colluded together to not only defame but defraud this man. It is sickening to me that so called medical professionals would stoop so low as to accuse their own patient of SA for their own personal gain. Yes, I say THEY because, afterall…the second nurse DID have to be recruited for credibility.