A Lady’s Island man was charged with attempted murder Saturday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed a woman on Lady’s Island Drive that same day.
Demetrius Thompson, 42, is currently booked at Beaufort County Detention Center, the booking log indicates. Bond has not been set.
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Bob Bromage said the victim was being treated at Beaufort Memorial Hospital as of Saturday and was expected to be okay. He said he did not know if she had been released.
The incident remains under investigation, Bromage said.
When we publish mugshots
The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette publishes police booking photos, or mugshots, in the following instances:
In situations where a public figure or someone in a position of public trust is arrested
In cases where there is an immediate and widespread threat to public safety
In cases where the arrested person is accused of a crime reporters have evidence to believe involved numerous, unknown victims
Reporters will avoid using mugshots as lead images for online articles in order to limit their circulation on social media, except in cases where the public is served by the immediate identification of the accused. Reporters and editors may use discretion in situations that don’t meet the criteria outlined in this policy but still present a compelling reason to publish a mugshot.
This story was originally published December 6, 2020 at 3:59 PM.
Kate Hidalgo Bellows covers workforce and livability issues in Beaufort County for The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. A graduate of the University of Virginia and a native of Fairfax City, Virginia, she moved to the Lowcountry to write for The Island Packet as a Report for America corps member in May 2020. She has written for The New York Times, The Patriot-News, and Charlottesville Tomorrow, and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She has won South Carolina Press Association awards for enterprise reporting, in-depth reporting and food writing.
