TWO ARRESTED AFTER ASSAULT, KIDNAPPING

(August 15, 2026) Sheriff Carter Weaver announces the arrest of a Murrells Inlet woman and a male teen after a Friday night assault and kidnapping at Luther Alston Park on Old Kings Highway. At 10 pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a report that 20-year-old Alexander Williamson was missing and had last been seen at the park. When deputies arrived, Williamson’s girlfriend, Novella Hyman, reported that he had been assaulted in a nearby ditch.

While deputies were taking the report, Horry County law enforcement advised that Williamson had been located in Conway, beaten and partially undressed. Interviews with Williamson and several witnesses revealed that he had been assaulted and forced into a vehicle, allegedly by two of Novella Hyman’s family members. Williamson and an eyewitness said the pair drove him to Conway, where they blindfolded him and told him to walk away from their vehicle.

Tamza Williams, 34, of Murrells Inlet, and a male teen were located and arrested. Williams was booked into the Georgetown County Detention Center and the teen was transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Williams is charged with Kidnapping and Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping and the teen is charged with Kidnapping, Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping, and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime. The case is still being investigated and anyone with information is asked to call 843-546-5102.