Worden Butler pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment on Wednesday. The charge stems from the November 2023 cross-burning on Corbett Drive that made national headlines. With the plea, Butler is admitting to lighting a cross to intimidate his Black neighbors, Shawn and Monica Williams, after a property line disagreement.

Worden Butler, from the Conway area, pled guilty to harassing his Black neighbors on Jan. 29. He burned a cross near his Black neighbors in 2023, police said.

A 29-year-old man has pled guilty to harassment after igniting a wooden cross facing his Black neighbors’ home near Conway, SC.

One half of the Conway area couple who erected a burning cross that faced their Black neighbors was in court for the charges. Here’s what a judge ruled.