South Carolina Man Accosted Black Neighbor with Bloody Hatchet, Calling Her Racial Slur Because He Wanted Her to Mind Her Business, Police Say

A South Carolina man was arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened a Black woman with a hatchet and called her the N-word, authorities say. According to Horry County police records obtained by Atlanta Black Star, authorities arrested 23-year-old Kyle Lawson Lowder after responding to a 911 call on Aug. 1 about a disturbance at a home in Myrtle Beach. Kyle Lawson Lowder, 23, is accused by police of threatening his neighbor with a hatchet and calling her the n-word. (Photo: Horry County Sheriff’s Office) When one officer arrived, multiple individuals approached him about someone they described as a “skinny white kid” who allegedly threatened a neighbor and brandished a hatchet during the confrontation. The cop came into contact with Lowder and recognized him from a previous domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend, a police report states. During the cop’s encounter with Lowder, Lowder “displayed signs of intoxication,” was “verbally aggressive,” and wouldn’t comply with police instructions. Lowder also admitted that he was “f—ed up,” and had been throwing bottles and hitting a car with a hatchet. Video evidence police obtained showed Lowder holding a hatchet and walking toward his Black neighbor while threatening her and calling her the N-word....