Hampstead man charged with multiple child sex crimes

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) – A Hampstead man is in jail under a $525,000 bond after being arrested on several charges involved a child.

The Pender County Sheriff’s Office charged Haywood Elwood Garner, 69 years old, with First Degree Statutory Sexual Offense, Indecent Liberties with Child, Crimes Against Nature, Assault on a Child under 12, and Sexual Battery.

Investigators believe there may be additional victims.  If you can have information, call Sgt. Leatherwood at (910) 259-0191.