Boyfriend arrested after Rock Hill woman, son severely beaten

Posted: 12:01am on Feb 4, 2012; Modified: 9:23am on Feb 4, 2012

Danny Ray Pittman was arrested late Thursday night near Myrtle Beach. He was wanted in connection with the beating of a Rock Hill mother and her teen-age son.

York County Sheriff's Deputies have issued arrest warrants for a man accused of severely beating his girlfriend and her 16-year-old son at a Rock Hill home.

Danny Ray Pittman is charged in the beating of Kimberly Dawn Faile-Bryant and her son, according to a release from the York County Sheriff's Office. He faces two counts of attempted murder.

Faile-Bryant, 35, and her son were "severely beaten" at an Elder Road home late Wednesday and were airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Both victims were in the Intensive Care Unit Friday morning.

An 11-year-old was also at the home at the time of the beating but was not injured, the release states.

Witnesses say Pittman was at the home around the time of the beating. He went missing, along with Faile-Bryant's car.

The York County Sheriff’s Office received information that Pittman was located in a mobile home park in Myrtle Beach. With the assistance of the Horry County Police, Pittman was taken into custody shortly before midnight on Thursday. Faile-Bryant's car was recovered.

Currently, Pittman has criminal charges of damage to property and assault on him from Horry County. Because of those charges, officials are unsure of when Pittman will be returned to York County.

Bryant’s father said he doesn’t understand why someone would do this to his family.

"They crushed her skull and about killed my grandson," said Rick Faile.

Faile told WSOC-TV his daughter has a long recovery ahead and his grandson's beating was so severe it may have left him with permanent brain damage.

"She'd do anything for anybody, loves anybody to death," Faile said.

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