Myrtle Beach cops arrest 1 accused of robbing an employee at Ocean Blvd beach store
A 28-year-old man is in cuffs and charged in connection to an armed robbery at an Ocean Boulevard store, police say.
Myrtle Beach police charged Kevin Donte Brown with armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful carrying of a pistol and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Brown was charged on Thursday evening.
Officers responded to the Manta Ray beach shop on Ocean Boulevard around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday for the reported robbery. Brown went into the store and told the victim to get on the ground and count to 100, according to his arrest warrant. Police say Brown took $700 from the victim at gunpoint.
Police identified Brown through video surveillance at the store and a palm print he left on a display case, according to the warrant.
While the Myrtle Beach Police Department offered a brief statement on the arrest and incident on its social media accounts, a police report has yet to be posted on the department’s P2C website, which contains incident records, more than 48 hours after alleged robbery.
Armed robbery is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
This story was originally published November 22, 2019 at 11:45 AM.
