Carter’s Voice - He won’t be silenced!

The violation of his civil rights will not be hidden from the public. This website has been created in the hopes to shed light on the harassment and blackmail from a local family, Cayuga ISD staff/officials, Anderson County Juvenile Office, and Henderson County Sheriff’s Office that has been directed towards an innocent teenager.

Carter’s Story

In 2017, Carter became friends with a girl from school. For two years, Carter not only grew close with this girl, but both families grew to know each other well. Time was spent. Family vacations planned and enjoyed. By the time that these two young people started dating in June of 2018, he was considered another member of their family. The couple would become inseparable, and her parents became like a second home to Carter.

In January of 2019, these two teenagers had sex (at her house on their watch) and they were forced to end their relationship by her parents. Instead of dealing with the broken hearts of these teenagers, the girl’s family would use their reputation and money to pull strings within the community to have Carter arrested for “stalking.” Through this entire process they have attempted to destroy Carter’s character in-order-to protect their own. 

Carter’s Arrest

In September of 2019, Carter was wrongfully arrested for alleged “stalking” charges. This arrest took place at his school in front of his peers and his ex-girlfriend’s family. Although Carter had no prior history of criminal offenses, he was held for eleven days in juvenile detention. (In most cases, the juvenile is released to his parents unless they have numerous prior offenses and/or weapons are involved.). The alleged date of the stalking offense is January 2019.  But all members of this family were still talking to and texting Carter until a few days prior to his arrest.  All friendly and cordial.  Once released, he was held on strict probationary conditions. No petition (formal charge) was filed with the juvenile court system until July 2020.

Some of the harsh conditions (view complete list HERE) placed on a sixteen-year-old include the following: 

• 1)  Remaining within ten feet of a guardian in public
• 2)  Continuous ankle monitoring of location ($300 per month which the judge ordered Carter to pay himself.) (Transcript HERE)
• 3)  Court-Ordered Counseling ($125 per session)
• 4)  Must remain outside of Anderson County
• 5)  No cell phone
• 6)  No social media
• 7)  No TV in his room
• 8)  No contact with his BEST friend Dylan - see his story HERE with recent updates!!

Carter’s Petition

Anderson County was Carter’s home. It had been where his family resided for the last several years. Not only has his entire family been uprooted and their home burned down, but these strict conditions stripped him of his remaining freedoms.  Even though a statement from the victim wasn't taken until EIGHT MONTHS after his arrest AND the petition(formal charges) wasn't filed until a YEAR after his arrest. (Please view Texas Family Law on the timeline for filing petitions HERE.)

A petition is when Carter will be charged for any crimes thought to have been committed and those weren't filed for a YEAR. The allegations he faced have come from bribery, fabrication of truth, tampered evidence, and misuse of authority in a small town.

The timeline available on this website can be used as a resource for the proof that will be shared in Carter’s defense (View Timeline HERE). Texts, snapchats, Life 360, anonymous tip calls, and dash-cam footage will clarify to the public his true character.  

Can his truth—the real truth--be effectively shared to the community? 

His family’s goal is that Carter’s story will be heard. That this website will shed light onto his good character, loving heart, and need for justice. Please stand up for Carter. Tell his truth. 

He would do the same for you.