A stranger broke into a car in Myrtle Beach. He used pepper spray to escape capture

In the middle of the night on Wednesday, a man heard a noise outside the Myrtle Beach home he was staying in on Ramsey Drive. He looked to see a stranger sitting in his car, according to Myrtle Beach police reports.

The man went outside to confront the stranger.

As he approached, the stranger got out and began attacking the man, police said.

The two broke out into a full on fist fight as the man’s mother watched. All of a sudden, the suspect pulled out a can of pepper spray and proceeded to disable the man, and the stranger took off on foot, according to officers.

When police arrived they found the man trying to wash the pepper spray out of his eyes. The police officer helped the man deal with the burning from the spray until medics arrived, the report states.

The man’s mother looked through the car and said a $50 knife was taken.

This story was originally published July 25, 2019 at 5:41 PM.