In the early morning hours of August 26, 2020, 22-year-old Timothy William Bellamy, a male resident of Longs, South Carolina, was tragically killed in his home. An argument escalated to violence when Christina Bottoms, a 20-year-old woman, fatally shot Bellamy. The Horry County Police Department responded to the scene and promptly initiated an investigation into the shooting.
Following their initial investigation, law enforcement identified Bottoms as the sole suspect in the death of
Timothy Bellamy. She was subsequently arrested and faced serious charges for her alleged role in the incident. The charges brought against her included murder and the possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, reflecting the gravity of the offense.
After her arrest, Christina Bottoms was taken into custody and held at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. As the legal process began, she was denied bond, indicating the serious nature of the charges she was facing. The case then proceeded to move through the criminal justice system in Horry County. There are no publicly available records detailing a trial or the final disposition of the charges against Christina Bottoms at this time.
