A sex offender was arrested in North Myrtle Beach. He had charges across 3 states
A 43-year-old man on South Carolina’s sex offender registry was arrested June 30 in Briarcliffe Acres after North Myrtle Beach Police accused him of stalking a 15-year-old boy.
The man, Blaine Zdybel, has faced criminal sexual charges across three states over the past decade, according to police reports and court records reviewed by The Sun News. Some of those charges also involved minors.
Here’s what you need to know about his case.
FULL STORY: Registered sex offender has had charges across 3 states. Latest in North Myrtle Beach
Zdybel arrested in Briarcliffe Acres
- Briarcliffe Acres Police conducted a traffic stop on Zdybel’s vehicle on June 30 after North Myrtle Beach Police asked local law enforcement to be on the lookout for him.
- Officers arrested Zdybel on suspicion of stalking a 15-year-old boy. A few days before the incident, he was arrested by Conway Police for voyeurism.
- Zdybel has been on South Carolina’s sex offender registry since 2017 and has lived in a $4.4 million house in one of Myrtle Beach’s most coveted communities.
What police say happened with the 15-year-old
- North Myrtle Beach Police allege that Zdybel followed the boy in his vehicle on June 29 as the teen rode his bike to work along Highway 17 South.
- Police say Zdybel entered the boy’s workplace, interacted with him, made a purchase and left, then followed him again after his shift.
- On the way back home from work, the 15-year-old took evasive routes through side streets and parking lots to evade Zdybel before flagging down a firefighter. Zdybel then fled the scene, according to police.
His previous arrest in Conway
- Conway Police charged Zdybel on June 24 with voyeurism and disobeying a police officer after a Goodwill employee accused him of repeatedly observing his intimate area in the bathroom.
- The interactions occurred between April and June 2026, according to an arrest warrant. Conway Police responded to the Goodwill on Church Street in Conway where a man pointed out Zdybel to them. Police conducted a traffic stop on Zdybel’s vehicle and arrested him.
- Zdybel was released on a bond of more than $4,000 on June 26, a few days before his arrest in Briarcliffe Acres.
A history of charges across three states
- Zdybel was first placed on South Carolina’s sex offender registry in 2017 after pleading guilty to indecent exposure and was sentenced to three years in prison.
- In 2020, he pleaded guilty in Pender County, North Carolina, to three counts of indecent liberties with a child, receiving 19 to 32 months in jail per count.
- He was also charged in 2015 in St. Clair County, Illinois, with five misdemeanors, including sexual exploitation of a child and indecent solicitation of a child. The status of his case is unclear.
What happens now?
- In a Facebook post on July 1, North Myrtle Beach Police said investigators were asking anyone with information about Zdybel to call 843-280-5511 or submit anonymous tips to 843-447-9376.
- North Myrtle Beach Police spokesperson Desirae Gostlin declined to comment on if the department has received any tips about Zdybel. The investigation is ongoing, she said.
- Zdybel is being held without at bail at J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
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