Convicted for Kidnapping Clemson Student | Greenville News

Greenville News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Aug 6, 2026 · 1m

Fifty-nine-year-old Darrel Scott Brooks just got convicted for a brutal crime: he kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and stole a Clemson student’s car in September 2024. Luring her with a lie about his broken car and university job, he dragged her to a remote church, attacked her with a boxcutter, and tried to force her into her own vehicle—until a Good Samaritan intervened. Brooks, a repeat offender with only four months out of prison, fled in the SUV, triggering a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed near the Georgia border and was caught. DNA on the weapon sealed his fate: two…