Mexico kidnapping survivor arrested in Myrtle Beach on Friday, released on bond

One of two people who made national attention for surviving a kidnapping in Mexico last month was arrested Friday night in Myrtle Beach.

Latavia Washington McGee was charged with delinquency of a minor after she allegedly took her daughter to Spivey Street to fight another child in February, according to a police incident report. The child was removed from the location by another family member.

That was the second fight that day with the people involved, the report says.

A mother involved pulled a small black pistol from her purse and started waving it around, the report says. It’s unclear if this was McGee.

McGee was released on Sunday with a $10,000 bond.

McGee, a Lake City resident, was part of a group that traveled to Mexico in March for a cosmetic procedure. Eric Williams, another Lake City resident, also survived.

Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown were killed. The group wound up in the crossfire of Mexican drug cartels.

This story was originally published April 18, 2023 at 8:17 AM.