A South Carolina man, Donnie Ray Birchfield Jr . has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including false imprisonment, after allegedly holding four "vulnerable adults" captive in his basement for 10 years . Birchfield was taken into custody on August 1 after Lancaster police responded to a report of an unattended death at his home.

The police incident report revealed that Birchfield allegedly confined the adults, exploiting them financially by stealing their money . The details surrounding the conditions of their captivity and how Birchfield managed to keep them hidden for a decade are still under investigation.

Authorities are working to piece together the full extent of the alleged crimes and are urging anyone with information to come forward. Birchfield faces a sl

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