Hartsville man faces child molestation and gun charges

A Hartsville man is behind bars on child molestation and gun charges.

The Decatur County Sheriff’s Department says that deputies picked up 60-year-old Gary Guenthenspberger at 8:49 a.m. Saturday on an outstanding warrant for Child Molesting, a Level 4 Felony. When police encountered Guenthenspberger, they say they found him with a gun. He is facing a new charge of Gun Possession by a Serious Violent Felon.

Details of Guenthenspberger’s crime have not been released, as the investigation is ongoing.