STAFF REPORT

A Florence man is accused of sexually assaulting a person at gunpoint in May, according to the Florence County Sheriff's Office.

Christopher Cornelius Hickson, 40, of 1018 West Cedar Street, was arrested Saturday and charged with: „

■ First-degree criminal sexual conduct „

■ Pointing and presenting a firearm „

■ Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon „

■ Possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime

Deputies with the Florence County Sheriff's Office responded to McLeod Regional Medical Center on H May 24 to a report of a sexual assault. A person alleged the assault occurred on or about May 24 near Stokes Road in Florence when a someone held the person at gunpoint during the assault.

Hickson is being held at the Florence County Detention Center w

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