A 22-year-old woman was punched, stomped on, beaten with a belt and a wooden bed post and cut with a box cutter for two hours, and now her boyfriend is charged, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.Spartanburg County deputies said Shontayvis Foster was arrested by Lyman police Thursday night.The incident report said that the woman had been living with Foster, her boyfriend, at his grandmother’s house on Caldwell Road in Campobello for the past six months. She said at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, Foster became enraged because her 6-year-old nephew had locked her cell phone.She said Foster punched her in the head and body several times until she fell to the floor. She said he then stomped on her, and hit her dozens of times with a belt, broke a change jar over her head, pulled out her hair, beat her with a wooden bed post and cut her arm with a box cutter. She said the attack lasted about two hours, during which she and her nephew were not allowed to leave or call for help.At about 1 a.m. Wednesday, the woman and her nephew were able to escape and ran to a neighbor’s house.Deputies said the woman had visible swelling and bruising and small cuts all over her body that were consistent with her description of the attack.Foster is charged with kidnapping and criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.Deputies said they explained Safe Homes and the order of protection process to the woman.

A 22-year-old woman was punched, stomped on, beaten with a belt and a wooden bed post and cut with a box cutter for two hours, and now her boyfriend is charged, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Spartanburg County deputies said Shontayvis Foster was arrested by Lyman police Thursday night.


The incident report said that the woman had been living with Foster, her boyfriend, at his grandmother’s house on Caldwell Road in Campobello for the past six months. She said at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, Foster became enraged because her 6-year-old nephew had locked her cell phone.

She said Foster punched her in the head and body several times until she fell to the floor. She said he then stomped on her, and hit her dozens of times with a belt, broke a change jar over her head, pulled out her hair, beat her with a wooden bed post and cut her arm with a box cutter. She said the attack lasted about two hours, during which she and her nephew were not allowed to leave or call for help.

At about 1 a.m. Wednesday, the woman and her nephew were able to escape and ran to a neighbor’s house.

Deputies said the woman had visible swelling and bruising and small cuts all over her body that were consistent with her description of the attack.

Foster is charged with kidnapping and criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.

Deputies said they explained Safe Homes and the order of protection process to the woman.