Attorney General Alan Wilson announces prison sentence for York Co. man who solicited teen, hurt two people in a car wreck when he fled police

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that, on July 9, Hunter Thomas Wallace pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor and two counts of Failure to Stop for Blue Lights with Great Bodily Injury, before the Honorable Perry H. Gravely in York County.

In May of 2023, the York County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and other law enforcement officers throughout South Carolina, conducted a proactive undercover investigation to combat the online solicitation of minors in York County. A person, later identified as Wallace, contacted an undercover officer who had created an online persona of a 14-year-old female. After the undercover officer informed Wallace that he was speaking to a 14-year-old, Wallace proceeded to solicit sexual activity from and send nude images to the persona. Wallace, after requesting to meet in person to engage in sexual activity, traveled to a predetermined location in York County. After arriving at the location, Wallace drove away without having exited his vehicle. Law enforcement was able to locate the vehicle in a nearby parking lot. When blue lights were activated to initiate a stop, Wallace fled. Shortly thereafter, Wallace ran a red light and struck another vehicle. Two people in the vehicle suffered life-threatening injuries because of the collision.

Judge Gravely sentenced Wallace to seven years for the Criminal Solicitation of a Minor charge, with credit for 776 days of jail time he’s already served. He was also given a consecutive sentence of 10 years suspended to three years of probation for the charges of Failure to Stop for Blue Lights with Great Bodily Injury. He must register as a sex offender upon release, and his driver’s license will be suspended for three years following the completion of his sentence.

Assistant Attorney General Anna Sharpe prosecuted the case for the state.