SC woman robbed, kidnapped and held people at gunpoint in Conway apartment, police say

A South Carolina woman is facing multiple charges in connection to a robbery in Conway, according to police reports.

Taryn Lee, 20, of Summerville, was arrested Monday and is still incarcerated in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center as of Wednesday, according to online booking records. She has been charged with assault, kidnapping and two counts of burglary.

Lee and two others, who were armed, broke into an apartment on Highway 544 during the day on March 6, where she attacked a woman by punching her in the face, according to arrest warrants obtained by the Conway Police Department.

Lee and her companions damaged the victim’s TV and refrigerator, an estimated total of $800, and stole three pairs of shoes worth about $600, the warrants stated.

She also broke into someone’s locked room with another defendant, damaging the door and watched as her partner struck the victim in the face, according to police.

Police said she is also accused of holding two people at gunpoint, along with the co-defendants, which prevented them from running or calling the police. Lee then threatened to kill the victims if they told the cops, according to the warrants.

Jaquan Archie, 25, of Georgetown, has been charged with kidnapping and two counts of burglary for the same incident. He also faces two weapons charges.

Archie was arrested Sunday and is still incarcerated at the detention center as of Wednesday, according to online booking records. The identity of the third person allegedly involved was not immediately available.

This story was originally published April 6, 2022 at 1:46 PM.