Man Arrested For Domestic Violence, Voyeurism And Other Charges
The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of Christopher Joseph Yarbrough, 51 years old of 11945 Hwy 121, Newberry.
He was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon on charges of Domestic Violence 1st Degree, Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor 3rd Degree, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Violent Crime, 2 counts of Voyeurism, 2 counts of First-Degree Sexual Exploitation, 2 counts of Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child, and Possession of Controlled Substance 2nd Offense.
According to Major Robert Dennis, Chief Investigator, the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about Yarbrough having physically assaulted his wife. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning after the wife confronted him about placing crushed blue pills in the food of their minor children and her. After confronting him, Yarbrough’s wife disclosed how upset and irate he became grabbing and shoving her to the floor and then choking her. The couple’s two minor children intervened the altercation and got their mother to a safe place, however due to fear of further actions of assault, did not get away from the residence until Tuesday afternoon. One of the children disclosed information to investigators about Yarbrough committing a sexual battery on them.
With this information, Investigators went to the residence, located on Hwy 121, taking Yarbrough into custody.
During the investigation, Investigators located suboxone patches and several guns being in Yarbrough’s possession. Yarbrough is a convicted felon and should not have a gun.
The victims were taken to Newberry Hospital for medical treatment and the Department of Social Services were notified to assist.
Sheriff Lee Foster said, this is not the first encounter with Yarbrough. He is a registered sex offender with the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office for a 2005 conviction of Voyeurism. Yarbrough was then investigated in 2018 for going to his neighbor’s house and using a camera affixed to a pole to film persons in a bathroom. He was convicted of four counts of Voyeurism 2nd offense in 2019.
Yarbrough is being detained at the Newberry County Detention Center after a Newberry County Magistrate denied his bond for his criminal charges.
“Christopher Yarbrough is a prime example of a person that does not need to be walking around in society. It is obvious he has not learned his lesson from his past transgressions and is presenting a clear present danger to our community,” said Sheriff Foster.
The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of Christopher Joseph Yarbrough, 51 years old of 11945 Hwy 121, Newberry.
He was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon on charges of Domestic Violence 1st Degree, Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor 3rd Degree, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Violent Crime, 2 counts of Voyeurism, 2 counts of First-Degree Sexual Exploitation, 2 counts of Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child, and Possession of Controlled Substance 2nd Offense.
According to Major Robert Dennis, Chief Investigator, the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about Yarbrough having physically assaulted his wife. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning after the wife confronted him about placing crushed blue pills in the food of their minor children and her. After confronting him, Yarbrough’s wife disclosed how upset and irate he became grabbing and shoving her to the floor and then choking her. The couple’s two minor children intervened the altercation and got their mother to a safe place, however due to fear of further actions of assault, did not get away from the residence until Tuesday afternoon. One of the children disclosed information to investigators about Yarbrough committing a sexual battery on them.
With this information, Investigators went to the residence, located on Hwy 121, taking Yarbrough into custody.
During the investigation, Investigators located suboxone patches and several guns being in Yarbrough’s possession. Yarbrough is a convicted felon and should not have a gun.
The victims were taken to Newberry Hospital for medical treatment and the Department of Social Services were notified to assist.
Sheriff Lee Foster said, this is not the first encounter with Yarbrough. He is a registered sex offender with the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office for a 2005 conviction of Voyeurism. Yarbrough was then investigated in 2018 for going to his neighbor’s house and using a camera affixed to a pole to film persons in a bathroom. He was convicted of four counts of Voyeurism 2nd offense in 2019.
Yarbrough is being detained at the Newberry County Detention Center after a Newberry County Magistrate denied his bond for his criminal charges.
“Christopher Yarbrough is a prime example of a person that does not need to be walking around in society. It is obvious he has not learned his lesson from his past transgressions and is presenting a clear present danger to our community,” said Sheriff Foster.
