South Carolina GOP Leader and Mother Charged with Assault in Bar Brawl

Braylee Estep, political director of the South Carolina Republican Party, and her mother were involved in a late December altercation at a family-owned bar.

• Braylee Estep, the political director of the South Carolina Republican Party, and her mother, Michele Stalvey Estep, were arrested and charged with third-degree assault and battery following a bar brawl in late December.
• The altercation took place at Stalvey's Watering Hole, a bar owned by the Estep family, in Conway, South Carolina.
• The fight reportedly began when a man believed to be Estep's boyfriend made a victim and a witness uncomfortable, leading to a verbal and physical confrontation involving the Esteps.
• During the altercation, one of the suspects reportedly used a Stanley Cup to dent the victim's vehicle.
• Both women were released on January 3 after posting a $5,000 bond.

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