Hampstead man facing child sex crime charges arrested for new charge

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Hampstead man that was originally arrested in October 2016 and charged with child sex crimes was arrested for a new charge Friday.

70-year-old Haywood Elwood Garner of Hampstead was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a female child. The crime happened in 2000, according to the Pender County Sheriff’s Office.

Garner was originally charged with child sex crimes involving a 4-year-old female victim in October 2016.

Five additional female victims came forward and told investigators that Garner had sexually molested them as children. Garner was subsequently charged with sexually assaulting those victims.

Garner’s bail was increased to $4.625 million and he remains in the Pender County jail with a total of 37 child sexual assault felonies.