Cumberland County Sheriff’s Detectives are searching for a registered sex offender after he beat and maimed a Fayetteville woman.
Luther Paul Whittington, Jr., 31, of 2615 Dinsmore Drive, Fayetteville allegedly beat and kicked his girlfriend and bit off her right ear.
Whittington is wanted on charges of maiming, first degree burglary and assault on a female.
The victim says on the evening of October 11, 2013 she and her two young daughters were in their home when Whittington broke into the residence via a living room window. The victim and her daughters ran to hide in a bathroom when Whittington found them.
Whittington beat, kicked and punched the woman as her children watched and tried to help their mother.
Whittington is described as a black male black hair and brown eyes. He wears his hair in long dreadlocks. Whittington is five feet ten inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. He has a tattoo on his right arm with the name “TIKA” printed on it.
If you know of Whittington’s whereabouts, please do not approach him. Contact the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office at (910) 323-1500.
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