By Delayna Earley
The Island News
Bernard Deon Chisholm, 34, of Burton, and Bria Monae Smith, 34, of Beaufort, were arrested and charged as the suspected shooter and accessory in a roadway robbery-turned-shooting this past weekend in northern Beaufort County.
Chisholm was charged with attempted murder, strong-arm robbery, misdemeanor assault possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a violent felony and possession of weapon during a violent crime and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a violent crime.
Smith faces two counts of accessory before the fact to a felony for allegedly helping Chishom flee the scene of the robbery.
Just before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, Chisholm allegedly robbed a victim at gunpoint on Franklin Street.
He fired multiple shots according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, but no injuries or property damage were reported.
Chisholm was successful in stealing property from the victim.
As of Tuesday, Nov. 25, Chisholm is still being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center, but Smith was released on Nov. 24, on a $50,000 surety bond.
Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
