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Teen who exposed himself to girls has history of being naked in neighborhood, residents say

Police arrested a teenage boy who they say exposed himself to a group of high school girls as they walked home from their bus stop.

Police said the teen, identified as 17-year-old Billy Ray Shinn, did not go to jail willingly.

The girls said Shinn stepped out of his Concord apartment when the school bus stopped in front of the apartment complex. According to the girls, Shinn stood in front of them naked as they walked home.

“It’s kind of shocking, just like, ‘Is he really outside naked?’” said one of the victims.

The girls, ages 16, 15 and 13, said they and their parents were scared. One of the victims agreed to share her story if her identity was protected.

“It’s kind of scary because it’s a grown man standing outside naked,” she said. “Like, he didn’t touch anybody now, but what if they leave him home alone again?”

According to the police report, when officers arrived to arrest Shinn, they had to force their way into his bedroom because he had barricaded the door.

Residents of the neighborhood where Shinn lives said Tuesday’s incident was not the first time he has been seen walking around outside without clothes on.

One 13-year-old girl said that she caught a naked Shinn last month following her as she walked around the block.

“They shouldn’t have to worry about another teenager exposing himself or anything of that nature,” said Nancy Olivera, a parent who lives in the community.

Olivera said her daughter ran home crying after getting off the school bus Tuesday.

“She ran home, locked herself in. (She) wouldn’t even walk the dog and she called me hysterically,” Olivera said.

Shinn’s parents would not answer the door at their home Wednesday.

Employees of the Cloisters Apartments deferred to the corporate office for comment on the situation. Calls to the corporate office were not answered.

Police arrested Shinn and charged him with indecent exposure and resisting arrest. 

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SC governor, lt. guv could run as ticket in 2018

Voters will be asked in November whether the governor and lieutenant governor should run together, but the change wouldn't take place until 2018.

The House agreed Wednesday with the Senate's move to delay the joint ticket change by four years. The chamber voted 97-16 without debate.

Rob Godfrey, a spokesman for Republican Gov. Nikki Haley, confirmed that she had asked House Republicans to concur with the Senate changes despite some concerns.

"We're happy to see this important restructuring measure on the ballot so the people of the state can weigh in and move South Carolina forward," he said.

Haley blasted senators last month for pushing the change past what could be her second term, calling it a personal affront and blatant slight to her gender as the first female governor. Soon after the Senate's 34-1 vote, she took to Facebook to ask voters to contact their legislators. South Carolina governors are limited to two terms.

Sen. Jake Knotts had proposed waiting until 2018. Knotts, who has strained relations with Haley, said he was trying to take politics out of the question by extending the date, so that the restructuring is not about a specific person.

He likened it Wednesday to the restructuring efforts of the late, former two-term Gov. Carroll Campbell.

"It's not against Gov. Haley," he said.

Measures on constitutional questions do not go to the governor for approval.

Only House Democrats voted against final approval — for reasons unrelated to the date change.

Rep. David Mack of North Charleston said he believes people should be able to vote on both offices, not just for a ticket. Rep. Boyd Brown of Winnsboro said it puts the state's rural, more Democratic areas at a disadvantage. He believes it will cause too much emphasis on geography, as gubernatorial candidates from one GOP stronghold choose a running mate from another to lock in a win.

House Majority Leader Kenny Bingham said Haley asked his caucus to concur with the Senate's change to ensure the question would get on November's ballot. If the House voted no, the measure would ordinarily go to a conference committee to try to work out differences. However, with just three weeks left in the regular session, the reality is that it likely would die, he said.

"The concern is that it would be blocked behind other things in the Senate," said Bingham, R-Cayce.

He noted that if the measure doesn't pass this year, it could not get on a general election ballot until 2014, and the first joint-ticket election couldn't be until 2018 anyway.

Calls to put the lieutenant governor and governor on the same ticket predate Haley.

Former Gov. Mark Sanford also pushed the issue, and the House has twice before approved putting the question to voters. But the proposal previously died in the Senate.

Another amendment added in the Senate would change the constitutional lines of succession.

The governor would appoint a new lieutenant governor in the event the person dies, resigns, or otherwise leaves.

In March, Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned after pleading guilty to ethics violations. Ard's departure led to former Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell becoming lieutenant governor, a role he didn't want but said he would follow because he promised to uphold the constitution.

McConnell noted at the time that if the governor and lieutenant governor had run as a ticket, he wouldn't have had to abandon his powerful post.

_{Wed, 16 May 2012 20:08:54 -0400}

Cleveland Co. representative trying to ban TVs in prisons

A letter written by a man convicted of two murders who now sits on Death Row is sparking some possible changes in the state’s prisons.

State Rep. Tim Moore introduced a bill Wednesday that would ban television on Death Row in North Carolina. The move comes after Danny Hembree wrote a letter that described the comforts of the prison system.

A subsequent letter scaled back those praises and he said prison was not a place anyone should or would enjoy.

“A jury has found him guilty. A jury has decided the death penalty. Then I’m not concerned with their comfort in prison. I think they should not be comfortable in prison. They have been sentenced to death,” Moore said.

The state’s Department of Correction responded by email Wednesday night and said the televisions in prisons are a management tool that helps the staff keep order and a safe environment in the prisons.

Moore hopes the bill will move through the House during the short session, but it could get pushed to the next session in January.

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