Murrells Inlet man used a crossbow to rob victim outside Myrtle Beach hotel, police say
A Murrells Inlet man is in jail after police say he robbed a person using a crossbow outside a Myrtle Beach hotel over the weekend.
Carlton Staples was arrested and charged with armed robbery and possession of cocaine after he stole $800 from a purse outside the Polynesian Hotel, according to an arrest warrant.
Outside the Ocean Boulevard hotel, Staples got out of a dark colored SUV with a crossbow and took the victim’s purse Saturday, the warrant states.
He was arrested by Myrtle Beach Police later that day and booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a charge of armed robbery with a deadly weapon and possession of cocaine.
The 42-year-old is being held without bail.
Gerard Albert III
The Sun News