MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Myrtle Beach Police say a Loris man is in police custody after he attempted to rob two convenience stores Tuesday morning, police report.
According to an incident report from Myrtle Beach Police, Kristopher Pete, 27, of Loris, entered the Scotchman gas station,
located at 1101 3rd Avenue South, around 2:50 a.m. and asked the clerk for a carton of Newport cigarettes. When the clerk requested identification from the man for the purchase, the man reached into his waistband, making it seem as if he had a gun, and shouted, “Open the [expletive] register or I’ll shoot you in your [expletive] face.”
The employee did not give Pete any money and quickly moved into the office area to call 911.
Police report Pete then crossed the street and pulled a similar tactic on the clerk at the Circle K gas station, located at 1009 3rd Avenue South. The police report details how Pete shouted at the employee to give him cash from the register or the alleged thief would shoot him.
The employee noted to police that Pete concealed his hand with his shirt during the robbery. Pete made off with some cash and ran east on 3rd Avenue South, the report states.
Officers identified the reported robber through video surveillance, obtained warrants for his arrest and Wednesday afternoon announced Pete had been taken into police custody.
Pete was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center Thursday at 12:45 a.m. on charges of resisting arrest, failing to pay for taxi service, larceny under $2,000, armed robbery and attempted armed robbery. Bail has not yet been set.
