SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Police have arrested a Sumter County man in connection to a criminal sexual conduct incident and domestic violence.
Joe Edward Cockerill, 25, of Sumter is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct and domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.
Authorities say between April 11 and April 12, Cockerill engaged in sexual battery with a victim. We’re told the incident took place at a home in the 3200 block of Cox Road.
Investigators say during the same incident, Cockerill punched the victim in the face, stomach and other various parts of her body.
He also broke a leg off of a coffee table and threatened to break both of her knees with it.