Mug Shots

The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are  innocent until proven guilty … of course.
October 6 Aggravated assault
Police responded to a report of a couple fighting at the corner of Byron and Magnolia roads, and found a man pacing in the middle of the road. When asked why he was in the middle of the road, the man replied that he “ain’t got nothing to say.” Nearby, police spoke with a woman who claimed the man had earlier grabbed her phone and threw it into a ditch, and when she went to retrieve it, jumped her and began assaulting her, going so far as to try and choke her, which was corroborated by a witness. The man offered, “I don’t have anything to say about nothing, and I don’t have her phone.” Police found a phone in his back pocket, and the woman unlocked it with its code.
October 7 Drug violation
Police responded to a Beechwood Road trailer on a report of a possible drug overdose. When they arrived at the trailer, they could see through a window a woman passed out on the floor of the bathroom, as well as apparent drug paraphernalia on the counter. Entering the trailer, the woman was alive, but with a weak pulse, and was transported to a local hospital. About an hour later, police saw the woman “dazed” and walking back to the trailer, with “hospital sticky pads still attached to her.” Apparently due to increased demand for service, there were no officers to stay with her at the hospital, so she walked out.
October 7 Motor vehicle theft
A car dealership on Savannah Highway reported a very expensive car was missing, as well as one set of keys to the vehicle. The manager said he looked everywhere on the lot the $55,000 car could have been with no success. The car has been missing for at least two weeks.
October 7 Embezzlement
An Ashley Crossing Drive company reported $28,000 missing from one of its accounts. The manager of the company said there was only one bookkeeper with access to the account, and the bookkeeper admitted to being “sloppy,” and they could produce the missing receipts. The manager fired the bookkeeper that he said could not produce those receipts.
October 7 General information
Police and firefighters responded to a Westwood Drive residence where an older man had apparently locked himself into a closet and couldn’t get out. When police entered the home, there was an overwhelming stench of ammonia and about eight cats running around the living room, where the floor was covered in cat feces. The cats were taken to a shelter, and the man was taken to a local hospital to assess his health and welfare.
October 7 Intimidation
Managers of a 5th Avenue home on Maryville told police that one of their tenants had violated his lease by allowing two women who failed background checks to remain in the house. One of the managers, known to carry a pistol, claimed the man told him “you got your gun, I got my bat and let’s see who gets [redacted] up first.” The manager said the man also said to him to “go ahead and shoot me, I’m ready to die.” One of the other managers reported the tenant threatening to blow up their home and rip it up with a chainsaw.
October 8 Theft from a building
An employee at a Sam Rittenberg Boulevard restaurant reported that a woman walked into the business, and began staring at the menu. When the employee looked away, the woman grabbed the counter tip jar and fled out the door. The jar had about $60 in it.