Former Lancaster day care worker faces 6 misdemeanor counts of cruelty to children Police Lights (Source: WWNY) By Andrew Dys | March 3, 2021 at 8:47 AM EST - Updated March 3 at 8:47 AM LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. (ROCK HILL HERALD) - A former Lancaster County day care worker has been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to children involving four kids, officials said. Stephanie Michelle Carnes, 53, of Lancaster, turned herself in Tuesday on six counts of cruelty to children, said Doug Barfield, spokesman for the Lancaster County Sheriffâs Office. Deputies had been investigating since November after allegations surfaced about Carnesâ alleged actions at Buford Child Care on Rocky River Road, Barfield said.