By Tony Kukulich
A report of shots fired in Burton led to the arrest of a man on drug and weapons charges.
Charles Hecksher, a 39-year-old Burton resident, was arrested and charged with Trafficking Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime, Use of a Firearm While Under the Influence and Pointing/Presenting a Firearm.
The incident began Thursday, May 12 at approximately 8:30 p.m., when Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of shots fired near Roseida Road Extension and Laurel Bay Road. They met with the complainant who said that a man drove up in a vehicle, fired a gunshot into the air and drove off.
No one was injured by the shot.
While deputies were still on scene, they heard gunshots a short distance away on Laurel Bay Road. As they investigated that incident, they located the vehicle described by the complainant parked in front of 151 Laurel Bay Road.
A man who matched the description provided by the complainant was observed by the deputies. entering the residence at 151 Laurel Bay Road. He was taken into custody as he exited the home a short while later.
Sheriff’s Office investigators obtained search warrants for the Hecksher’s vehicle and the residence at 151 Laurel Bay Road.
They located and seized a trafficking weight of cocaine and a distribution weight of marijuana during their search. Additionally, investigators located a handgun on the hood of the car and seized it.
Hecksher was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center and incarcerated. His bond was set at $25,000 by a Beaufort County magistrate the following day. Hecksher posted bond and was released from the detention center.
Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.
