Raymond Moody from Georgetown SC has been arrested as a person of interest in the disappearance case of Brittanee Drexel.
Raymond Moody is a 62-year-old man who is charged with obstruction of justice and was arrested by the Georgetown Co. Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday.
Since he was stopped by police for a driving violation in a seaside town near Myrtle Beach one day after the adolescent vanished, Moody, a registered sex offender, has been deemed a person of interest in the teen’s disappearance.
In addition, Moody was labeled a person of interest in the abduction of New York girl Brittanee Drexel back in 2012. Drexel vanished during a spring break trip to Myrtle Beach in 2009. She was 17 years old when she vanished.
Raymond Moody From Georgetown SC Is The Convicted Sex Offender
According to the sheriff’s office, Moody is a registered Adult Tier III Offender who was convicted in 1983 of rape by force, abduction, and indecent conduct on a minor under 14, among other offenses.
Police in Myrtle Beach said the search of Moody’s hotel room was one of several conducted as part of the investigation. The sheriff’s office has not stated if this arrest is related to the Drexel investigation.
In addition, to that, new information in the case is anticipated shortly, according to a sister station of Live 5. Moody is still being held in jail.
Learn About Brittanee Drexel Case Update
Brittanee Marie Drexel’s abduction in April 2009 shocked the neighborhood and the nation. Brittanee’s parents were divorcing, and the Gates Chili High School student took advantage of the chaos at home to slip away on a spring break vacation despite the fact that both of her parents had forbidden her from traveling.
The 17-year-old was never seen again. Brittanee went missing in 2009 on a spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Without her parents’ knowledge or consent, she headed south with companions. On the third day of her trip, she traveled more than a mile from her accommodation to meet a friend at another resort on April 25, 2009.
In addition, she stayed for a short while before departing to return to her hotel room, but she never returned. Security camera footage of the adolescent going out of the Bar Harbor Motel wearing a multicolored blouse, black shorts, and flip-flops is the last glimpse of her.
Brittanee Drexel’s Offender: Suspect Raymond Moody Finally Arrested
According to prison records, a convicted sex offender was detained in Georgetown County. The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office arrested Raymond Moody, 62, on Wednesday on charges of obstruction of justice.
Despite his arrest, no one has been charged with Brittanee’s death or disappearance directly, while numerous “persons of interest” have been linked to the case.
Moreover, the FBI is still offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator.