Deputies arrest man wanted for James Island pharmacy robbery
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says a man wanted for robbing a James Island pharmacy has been arrested.
Brian Hooper is charged with armed robbery, according to Capt. Roger Antonio. He is also facing a charge of grand larceny in an related case in the theft of a stolen Frito Lay truck deputies recovered at Hooper’s home; and a charge of shoplifting in an incident at a North Charleston Circle K, Antonio said.
A judge set bond at a total of $225,000 for the three charges, according to jail records.
Deputies on Monday released surveillance images of a man they say robbed the Walgreens on Folly Road at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday. Deputies said the man held his hands in his pocket as if he were pointing a firearm but no weapon was visible.
They say he left the pharmacy with an undisclosed amount of pills.
He was being held in the Al Cannon Detention Center.
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