By Mike McCombs
The Island News
A man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly sneaking into the rear of a Ribaut Road business with the intent of robbing it.
At 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, Port Royal Police officers responded to Roses Express, located at 1347 Ribaut Road, after a call reporting that a suspicious person had entered the store’s stock room.
According to police, upon arrival, officers located the person hiding behind boxes in the stock room, where he was detained.
The subject was identified as 36-year-old Brandon Givens of Ruffin, S.C. The investigation revealed the Givens was armed with a handgun and allegedly planned to rob the business.
Givens was arrested and charged with one count of Attempted Armed Robbery and a count of Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime. His bond on the two charges is set at a total of $25,000, and he remains incarcerated, as of noon Friday, at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIsandNews@gmail.com.
