Two arrested after elderly women reportedly tied up, robbed

Horry County police arrested two suspects who are accused of robbing a pair of elderly women.

Latasha Lynne Shelley, 34, and Joshua Cain Windham, 24, both of Conway, are both charged with first-degree burglary, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and armed robbery, authorities said.

Lt. Raul Denis, Horry County police spokesman, said they were arrested Thursday night and are currently awaiting a bond hearing at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

The two were being sought by police after officers responded to a home invasion at around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at a house on Highway 19 in Conway, authorities said. The female victims, 72 and 90, told police a man and a woman came into their beauty salon with shotguns and forced them into their residence, Denis said.

The suspects tied up both victims and locked them in the bathroom while the home was searched for anything of value, Denis said.

The suspects took “numerous firearms, jewelry, money in $2 bills, and the victim’s 2004 white Chevrolet C19C 1500 extended cab pick-up truck,” Denis said.

The truck’s S.C. license plate reads CGC-822 and the truck has a small faded "tiger paw" sticker on the tailgate and silver bed rails. The truck may have magnetic stickers on the sides advertising for Chestnut Pools.

The female suspect told the victims she has four children, two in school and two not in school. She also stated that she had lung cancer and was being treated at MUSC, Denis said.

This story was originally published October 14, 2015 at 3:37 PM with the headline "Two arrested after elderly women reportedly tied up, robbed."