Upstate activist arrested, charged with domestic violence and kidnapping

Elizabeth LaFleur | The Greenville News

Community activist Bruce Wilson was charged Monday with domestic violence, kidnapping and three counts of child neglect after an early morning incident, according to authorities.

Wilson, 50, is the founder of the Fighting Injustice Together, a nonprofit group that holds rallies and events against social injustice.

According to an arrest warrant, the victim said she was assaulted and held against her will.

Warrants say the victim was shoved onto a couch and had her cell phone taken to stop her from calling law enforcement.

Warrants also state she was pulled into the master bedroom where she was shoved into a TV stand and held against her will on a bed.

According to deputies, the victim eventually got free and got into a vehicle to drive to the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday.

Warrants accuse Wilson of chasing her in another vehicle with three children inside, unrestrained. The warrants allege that he was driving erratically in an attempt to stop the victim on the road.

Wilson was released from the Greenville County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond, jail records show.

Wilson was previously convicted on a domestic violence charge in 2004, according to arrest records.

Staff writer Anna Lee contributed to this report.