Invictus headed back to York County SC jail. Warrant charges bond violation.
Augustus Sol Invictus, who was free on bond from the York County jail, now must return to South Carolina for a bond violation hearing after his Florida arrest.
He is charged with stalking his wife, prosecutors said.
York County Judge Dan Hall issued an arrest warrant Wednesday against Invictus charging him with bond violation, 16th Circuit Solicitor Jenny Desch said. It remains unclear when Invictus will be brought back to South Carolina for the hearing.
Desch has filed court documents, stating Invictus is a threat to his wife, and seeking to revoke his bond until trial.
Invictus, 36, is an alt-right former Senate candidate from Florida who claims on social media to be a presidential candidate. He faces charges of domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He is accused of choking his wife and holding a gun to her head on Dec. 12 in Rock Hill.
Invictus was freed from the York County jail on March 31 on a $10,000 bond. Conditions of that bond, and a York County Family Court restraining order, stated Invictus could have no direct or indirect contact with his wife. He was arrested Tuesday in Orange County, Fla., on a charge of aggravated stalking after an injunction, according to court and police records.
Invictus was given a $50,000 bond after appearing in court Tuesday on the stalking charge, according to Orange County Clerk of Court records. However, a Florida jail hold was placed on him because of the new arrest warrant issued by the South Carolina judge, officials said.
Desch filed documents with the court seeking to revoke Invictus’ bond and have him brought back to jail in South Carolina.
“The state alleges the defendant is a danger to the victim,” the documents filed by Desch state.
Desch had argued in previous court hearings that Invictus was a danger to the victim and asked that bond be denied.
The new court documents state Invictus repeatedly sent messages to his wife through one of their children. Invictus is accused of sending more than 20 text messages and other banned communication, documents show. Invictus repeatedly contacted his wife after his release from the York County jail on the $10,000 bond on March 31, a police arrest affidavit said.
Invictus told his wife in a text message “bring the children or else,” according to the affidavit.
The affidavit alleges Invictus stalked his wife through physical contact and third parties, including his children and through the cellphones of others.
He was held in jail in York County for about three months. He was denied bail in a February hearing in York County court by Hall. In March Invictus was given bond by Hall, however, after an emergency hearing because of coronavirus concerns at the jail, and because Covid-19 issues had postponed jury trials in South Carolina.
Invictus is a defense lawyer who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. Invictus’ Twitter social media page states he is a candidate for president.
His lawyer on the South Carolina charges, Jeff Zuschke of the York County public defender’s office, said previously in court that Invictus is an “alt-right” public figure who has a publication espousing his political views.
Invictus himself in court, and through his lawyers, has denied the South Carolina charges and said he is innocent.
Invictus faces up to 25 years in prison in South Carolina if convicted of the domestic violence and gun charges, state law shows. The Florida charge of stalking after an injunction is a felony that carries up to five years in prison, Florida law shows.
Invictus remains in the Orange County, Fla., jail pending the Florida charges and the alleged violation of his South Carolina bail restrictions, records show.
This story was originally published April 21, 2020 at 1:50 PM with the headline "Invictus headed back to York County SC jail. Warrant charges bond violation.."
