A fugitive from South Carolina, who was warned by officials that he was possibly armed and dangerous, has been taken into custody near Georgetown.
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office arrested Nathan Ginter, 43, near Newtown Pike and Cynthiana Road, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post early Saturday.
Ginter was being held at the Scott County Detention Center on Saturday.
A woman who had accompanied Ginter, Riley Pearson, was also in custody, according to Georgetown police.
Kentucky State Police on Tuesday alerted people in Bourbon, Harrison and Scott counties that they were looking for Ginter after he fled from police.
“Ginter tortured his young child through waterboarding and the use of a taser,” a U.S. Marshals poster said. “Despite not appearing in court for his trial, Ginter was found guilty.” He was wanted by the City of Columbia, South Carolina Police Department for failure to appear and unlawful conduct toward a child.
According to marshals, the reward for his arrest had been increased from $5,000 to $10,000.
Columbia television station WOLO reported that Ginter failed to show up for his trial in Richland County, South Carolina, about a week ago, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. During a trial that lasted three days, Ginter was convicted of four counts of unlawful conduct toward a child, according to the channel.
Ginter left bruises on his 3-year-old daughter when he used a bamboo stick to beat her, left second-degree burns on her backside with a stun gun and used cold baths and showers to waterboard the child, the ABC affiliate reported.
Family members reported the abuse after seeing the burns, and the girl’s 9-year-old sister testified that she witnessed the incidents, according to WOLO.
