Waffle House kidnapping try, child abuse death: 4 crime stories you may have missed

Myrtle Beach-area law enforcement made several high-profile arrests in recent days, ranging from a homicide charge in the death of a toddler to a bomb threat against a local bank.

Here’s a roundup of the top crime stories from the Grand Strand that you may have missed:

• A North Myrtle Beach man, Drayton Kirby Miller, 33, was charged with kidnapping after a Waffle House employee said Miller refused to let him out of his truck following a consensual sex encounter and jumped from the moving vehicle to escape. Read story

• Makiah Marie Long, 22, was charged with homicide by child abuse and two counts of unlawful conduct toward a child in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy who died from severe brain injuries in Florence in March. Read story

• Meshelle Janiel Johnson, 46, of Myrtle Beach, was arrested on charges of attempted murder after police say she told a victim “I got something for you” and fired multiple shots, hitting him in the neck and arm just south of Broadway at the Beach. Read story

• Jesse Keith Langley, 45, was charged with making a bomb threat after allegedly telling a TD Bank call center representative during a debit card dispute call, “I’m ex-military, and they’re gonna make me blow that bank up.” Read story

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.

Terri Richardson

The Sun News