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Alexander County Father And Son Charged With Child Sex Crimes

August 30, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Cody Lynn Shumake

A father and son have been charged with child sex crimes in Alexander County.

On Tuesday, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year old Cody Lynn Shumake of Taylorsville and charged him with 18 counts of felony statutory sexual offense with a 15 year-old or younger. He was placed in the Alexander County Detention Center under a $ 1 million bond.

Randy Darryl Shumake

Shumake’s father, 56-year old Randy Darryl Shumake was also charged with 18 counts of felony statutory sexual offense with a child 15 year-old or younger and felony indecent liberties with a child.

Randy Shumake has been held in the Alexander County Detention Center after being charged with the 2018 murder of 77-year old Jerry Vinson Hayes of Taylorsville. Hayes body was found in a wooded area off Robinette Road in the Little River Community on Thursday, August 9th, 2018. Shumake was charged with the murder the next day by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office.

The charges filed on Tuesday are related to events that allegedly occurred in 2018.

Photos: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office

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