BEAUFORT, SC - A woman in her thirties who pleaded guilty to breaking into her ex-boyfriend's house and threatening to "blow it up" will avoid jail time.
The woman, 30-year-old Krystal Heyward, entered a guilty plea to a count of burglary on May 6 in connection with a 2024 incident at her ex-boyfriend's house in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Law & Crime reported.
According to court documents, Heyward broke into her ex's house during the early morning hours of September 21, 2024, by taking out an air conditioning unit in a window on the house's patio. When police arrived on scene, Heyward reportedly admitted that she was there to "blow up the house."
Heyward not only admitted to what she was planning to do, but she also removed two containers from a backpack she was carrying. One item was a bottle of bleach "that appeared to be highly pressurized." The other item was a "sauce jar" that appeared to be one component in an intended Molotov cocktail.
Heyward also had a cloth soaked in chemicals, several lighters and a knife. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office later determined that nothing Heyward was carrying when they found her could have caused an explosion. However, because her intent was to cause an explosion, she was initially charged with first-degree burglary and possession of a destructive device.
The ex-boyfriend's mother told police that her son and Heyward broke up a few weeks prior to the break-in. On May 6, Heyward pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree burglary; the destructive device charge was dismissed as part of her plea.
She was sentenced to 18 months of probation and was ordered to undergo counseling for mental health and substance abuse. She was also given a five-year suspended prison sentence and a permanent restraining order against her ex-boyfriend.
The woman, 30-year-old Krystal Heyward, entered a guilty plea to a count of burglary on May 6 in connection with a 2024 incident at her ex-boyfriend's house in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Law & Crime reported.
According to court documents, Heyward broke into her ex's house during the early morning hours of September 21, 2024, by taking out an air conditioning unit in a window on the house's patio. When police arrived on scene, Heyward reportedly admitted that she was there to "blow up the house."
Heyward not only admitted to what she was planning to do, but she also removed two containers from a backpack she was carrying. One item was a bottle of bleach "that appeared to be highly pressurized." The other item was a "sauce jar" that appeared to be one component in an intended Molotov cocktail.
Heyward also had a cloth soaked in chemicals, several lighters and a knife. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office later determined that nothing Heyward was carrying when they found her could have caused an explosion. However, because her intent was to cause an explosion, she was initially charged with first-degree burglary and possession of a destructive device.
The ex-boyfriend's mother told police that her son and Heyward broke up a few weeks prior to the break-in. On May 6, Heyward pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree burglary; the destructive device charge was dismissed as part of her plea.
She was sentenced to 18 months of probation and was ordered to undergo counseling for mental health and substance abuse. She was also given a five-year suspended prison sentence and a permanent restraining order against her ex-boyfriend.
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