WINNSBORO – On July 22, 2025, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of suspicious activity. During the initial investigation, it was determined that a juvenile victim had been sexually assaulted.
Following a thorough investigation by our Criminal Investigations Division, arrest warrants were obtained for Darwin Gerarda Pena-Caceres, a Honduran national, on charges of Criminal Sexual Conduct – 1st Degree (X2) and Kidnapping.
On July 28, 2025, with the assistance of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division – SLED, and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Pena-Caceres was located and taken into custody without incident. He was transported to the Fairfield County Detention Center, where he remains incarcerated.
