Deputies Arrest Darlington Man for Domestic Violence, Assault and Battery
On June 28 at 4:15 p.m., Darlington County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies responded to residence on
Pocket Rd. in Darlington after receiving a call that a man was actively assaulting a woman and a child in the residence. Once patrol deputies arrived, the suspect fled on foot into a wooded area. Deputies pursued the suspect and at 4:45 p.m. the suspect was taken into custody.
Edward John Desmond, Jr., 45, of Darlington has been arrested and will face charges of domestic violence, second-degree, and assault and battery, third-degree. Desmond was held at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center awaiting arraignment.