Police identify suspect wanted for Conway robbery, assaulting clerk

Horry County police have identified a man wanted for robbing a Conway convenience store and beating up a 60-year-old clerk.

Salvador Sanchez Ware, 35, of Conway is wanted for kidnapping, assault in the first degree, and strong-arm robbery, according to Lt. Raul Denis with Horry County police.

Officers responded to the Scotchman Convenience Store at 510 Highway 544 in Conway around 6:33 a.m. Wednesday to report a robbery, Denis said.

Before leaving the store with an undetermined amount of money, the suspect assaulted the 60-year-old clerk “causing severe injuries that required medical attention,” Denis said.

Ware is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, Denis said. Ware has been jailed three previous times this year on various charges, including breach of peace, assault and battery and criminal domestic violence, according to jail records.

Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 843-915-8477.

This story was originally published November 20, 2015 at 2:19 PM with the headline "Police identify suspect wanted for Conway robbery, assaulting clerk."