Police recover gun, drugs upon arresting fugitive in Loris

Loris police captured a fugitive, along with a gun and crack and powder cocaine, during a Friday bust, according to a department Facebook post.

Officers went to the intersection of Maple Street and Railroad Avenue in an effort to detain a fugitive, the post states. Police doing surveillance of the area located the suspect — Robert Cothaties Griffin — involved in “suspicious activity” and, with the consent of a homeowner, they arrested him between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., according to the post.

Officers searching the area where Griffin was walking and found a gun, crack cocaine, baggies and powder cocain, the post states.

Griffin, 28, was arrested on assault and battery and multiple gun charges. He incarcerated at J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

This story was originally published April 27, 2019 at 5:36 PM.