Group arrested, accused of vandalizing Gay Dolphin, boardwalk in downtown Myrtle Beach, SC
Four people were arrested for allegedly vandalizing various spots in downtown Myrtle Beach, including the Gay Dolphin and the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk.
Myrtle Beach Police charged Carolyn Little, Furman Knight, Mason Newhouser and Amanda Olzer with nine counts of vandalism each on Saturday. Newhouser also has a driving under a suspended license charge.
The four are being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center with a $1,000 bond for each charge. Newhouser has an additional $992 bond for his other charge.
Little, Knight and Olzer are 31, while Newhouser is 34.
Arrest warrants state they used a “large marker” on various buildings, trash cans and railings between 10 and 11 p.m. on March 29.
Myrtle Beach Police spokesperson Randolph Angotti said it was non-offensive written graffiti but could not say what was written because it’s an ongoing investigation.
Michelle Plyler, the Gay Dolphin office manager, said it appeared to be a graffiti tag, describing it as an “illegible name.”
Here is what was vandalized:
- The exterior window sill of the Myrtle Beach Train Depot, 851 Broadway St.
- Numerous buildings and railings in the 500 block of 9th Avenue North
- Trash cans and signs in the 300 block of 9th Avenue North
- The exterior of the Gay Dolphin, 916 North Ocean Boulevard
- The exterior of Mike Kelly Law Group, 816 Broadway St.
- Railings and trash cans in the 1000 block of North Ocean Boulevard
- Fencing in the 1200 block of North Ocean Boulevard
- Signs and railings in the 900 block of the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk
- Railings and trashcans in the 800 block of North Ocean Boulevard.
This story was originally published April 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM.
