Candidate out after Myrtle Beach arrest

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Candidate out after Myrtle Beach arrest
The Laurinburg Exchange
18 hrs ago

The race for the 7th Congressional District will go on without State Rep. Thad Viers, who dropped out Friday after being arrested and charged with harassment, related to unwanted contacts with his ex-girlfriend.

Viers, who a day earlier was quoted on his views regarding the upcoming 7th Congressional District race, for which he was the first candidate to announce, is now charged with first-degree harassment, according to authorities. snip

It is the second arrest for Viers, who pleaded no contest in 2006 and was fined $500 for harassing his ex-wife's boyfriend on charges he left a series of threatening and graphic phone messages on the answering machine of Columbia resident James "Jon" Zeigler. snip

In 2010, after his brother received a ticket for violating the city of Myrtle Beach's helmet law, Viers, along with attorney J. Todd Kincannon and Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism, filed a lawsuit against the city, calling the local helmet law for motorcyclists invalid.

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1. More Republican family values....I'm shocked.

Horry County GOP Party Chairwoman Johnnie Bellamy said she was sad at the news of Viers' arrest, but wished him luck in the future.

"I'm very, very, very dismayed about it," Bellamy said Friday evening. "[Viers] had a history of conservative votes and he has very good judgment on his responsibilities as a representative, and it's very unfortunate that his personal life got in the way of his career."