Emalyn Muzzy

1 week ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Emalyn Muzzy

A 32-year-old woman was found dead in her North Myrtle Beach home over the weekend. The woman, whose name has not been released, lived on Hillside Drive, according to the North Myrtle Beach Police report. Her brother said he had not heard from her in a few days so he went to check on her. He came inside using the key for her home and found his sister on the floor “unresponsive, not breathing, pulseless,” the report said. The brother put a blanket over the woman and then called police.

1 week ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Emalyn Muzzy

A 15-year-old said that she was shot by a Myrtle Beach Police officer during a mass shooting that happened along North Ocean Boulevard. Serenity Chavis said during a press conference outside the Myrtle Beach Police station on Oak Street that one of the officers who responded to the incident shot her in the leg the night of the April 26 shooting. Myrtle Beach Police have not contacted her or her family regarding the shooting, she said. Chavis does not know the name of the officer who shot her.

1 week ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Emalyn Muzzy

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter after evidence showed he shot and killed his girlfriend. Judge Michael Nettles sentenced William Cody Perritt to 26 years in prison. Perritt was originally charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, but 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said a voluntary manslaughter charge was more fitting. Perritt, 23, shot 19-year-old Brooke Akins in the head during an argument on Nov. 5, 2023.

1 week ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Emalyn Muzzy

A new direct flight will connect Myrtle Beach to another Northeastern city. Frontier Airlines will start direct flights to Trenton, New Jersey, according to a release from the company. Service will begin on July 10 and will run twice a week. Tickets start at $49 one way. The ultra-low fare airline also flies to Cleveland, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Long Island, New York, according to the Myrtle Beach International Airport website.

1 week ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Emalyn Muzzy

A toddler with a history of respiratory problems died after the Conway Fire Department and Horry County Fire Rescue allegedly failed to correctly ventilate him. Dasjah Sladdin is suing Horry County Fire and Rescue, the Conway Fire Department, the city of Conway and Horry County for wrongful death and negligence. She filed the suit on May 2 on behalf of her 16-month-old son Daedyn McCray, who died on July 6, 2023.