Upset mom blocks school bus with car and is charged with kidnapping, SC cops say
A protective South Carolina mom took things too far when she blocked a school bus, then forced her way inside to confront a group of students, according to investigators in the state’s Lowcountry.
The incident in Moncks Corner was tied to an ongoing conflict between the woman’s child and some students on the bus, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 13 news release. Moncks Corner is about a 35-mile drive north from Charleston.
“On May 5, a school bus transporting students to Devon Forest Elementary School was forced to stop along Baxter Brown Way near the Waters at St. James apartment complex after a vehicle blocked the roadway,” the sheriff’s office said.
“The bus driver reported (a man and woman) exited the vehicle and unlawfully boarded the bus. ... (The woman) verbally confronted students regarding an alleged altercation involving her child.”
The confrontation included “threatening language toward students,” and the couple ignored the bus driver’s repeated demands to leave the vehicle, officials said.
No injuries were reported, but “multiple students were visibly upset by the incident,” the sheriff’s office said.
An investigation revealed the man and woman live in Summerville, about a 20-mile drive southwest of Moncks Corner. The 28-year-old woman was arrested May 7 “and charged with kidnapping and interference of operation of school bus,” officials said.
The 31-year-old man remains at large. He is wanted on charges of kidnapping, interference of operation of school bus and third-degree assault and battery, officials said.
“This type of behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said in the release. “Those that disrupt and compromise the safety of children and school personnel will be held accountable.”
This story was originally published May 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM with the headline "Upset mom blocks school bus with car and is charged with kidnapping, SC cops say."