Charged with “Sexual Torture”
“The leader of a local Young Republicans chapter in Alabama was arrested last week in connection with the death of another man, with charges against him including a count of “sexual torture.”
On Thursday, deputies with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office discovered a dead body later identified as 54-year-old Derek Franklin Walls of Harvest, Alabama, after being called to a home on the 1700 block of Capshaw Road. Later that same day, it was announced that deputies had arrested 36-year-old Kyle Hayden Lewter in connection with Walls’ death.
Lewter is a well-known member of the community, having served as chairman since 2022 for the Madison County chapter of the Young Republicans National Federation (YRNF), a political organization dedicated to registered GOP members between the ages of 18 and 40. According to a personal listing uncovered by a local CBS News affiliate, he was also an administrator of clinical research at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).” [Newsweek, Thomas Kika, March 12, 2024 – Young Republicans Leader Charged With ‘Sexual Torture’]
“Lewter is being held at the Madison County Jail Facility, where he was ineligible for bond based on Alabama’s Aniah’s Law, which allows a judge to deny bail to violent offenders accused of crimes ranging from murder to sexual offenses.
Several media outlets have reported on Lewter’s ties to the Alabama GOP. Television news station WHNT, an ABC affiliate in Huntsville, said finance records show he worked a paid position on Alabama State Senator Tom Butler’s campaign.” [CourtTV.com – Scripps News, March 12, 2024 – Man with ties to Alabama GOP charged with murder, sexual torture]
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