Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested Crystal Patricia Robinson, 34 years old of Marion. Robinson has been charged by deputies as well as the Marion County Criminal Investigation Division with the following: Cruelty to Children, Unlawfully placing a child at risk of or cause harm or willfully abandon (4 counts) and Interfering with court order/custody under the age 16 years old using threat or force.
It is alleged that on November 18, 2024, Crystal Robinson inflicted unnecessary pain and suffering upon her minor child by striking the child about the face, causing the child to fall. Upon subsequent investigation, it was learned that Robinson had allegedly abandoned her children for hours at a time at an abandoned home while she worked. It is further alleged that after Robinson signed the agreement for her children to be taken into protective custody, she fled the area with her children. Robinson is currently being held at the Marion County Detention Center. The children have been taken into emergency protective custody by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and placed with the South Carolina Department of Social Services.
*All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
