Wrong swipe: Reported Tinder date robbery a hoax, Horry County police say
A woman who said she was robbed at knifepoint on a date arranged through a social-media app now faces charges for fabricating the event, Horry police say.
On Wednesday, Horry police announced they dropped charges against Kevin James Doyle, 38, and Colin Stuart Turnnidge, 24, for an incident reported in late March.
Instead, Jessica Boyizigies is now charged with filing a false police report.
Initially, she told investigators she was robbed during a date with a person at Magoo’s Sports & Spirits in the Myrtle Beach area. The two men were arrested following a brief standoff at an apartment complex.
The investigation — which included a text from one of the men’s phones and surveillance video from Magoo’s — showed Boyizigies was not truthful.
Police say Boyizigies met with the men to buy drugs. She provided money, and when they didn’t give the drugs, she lied about being robbed.
This story was originally published April 24, 2019 at 4:51 PM.
