Convicted molester who cut off ankle bracelet found dead in apparent suicide

WAKE COUNTY, NC (WTVD) — An all-night manhunt for a suspected child molester who was on trial in Wake County ended Friday afternoon when he was found dead at his parents’ home in South Carolina.

Shawn Walters, 47, was found dead of an apparent suicide in South Carolina at 4:20 p.m. on Friday, May 11, authorities said.

The Sheriff’s Department found Walters at his parents’ home in Bonneau, South Carolina, while they were executing a search warrant.

Walters was convicted Friday morning of molesting a young neighbor even though he wasn’t in the courtroom.