2-hour police standoff near Conway ends in arrest of wanted man

A man was arrested by Horry County police Sunday afternoon after an almost two-hour standoff outside of Conway.

Corry Brooks, 32, was wanted out of another jurisdiction, according to police spokeswoman Mikayla Moskov. He is from York, Pa., according to jail records.

Brooks refused to come out of a house on University Forest Drive when police arrived. Around noon Sunday, Horry County police special operations team worked to get Brooks outside.

Just after 2 p.m., Brooks was taken into custody, brought out in handcuffs as dozens of neighbors watched. Brooks is booked in J. Reuben Long Detention Center with no charges listed and with no bond.

This story was originally published August 15, 2021 at 4:15 PM.

Gerard Albert III

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Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.