South Carolina man jailed after shots fired outside bar near Coastal Carolina
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 22-year-old was arrested after shots were fired over the weekend outside a bar near Coastal Carolina University, according to Conway police records obtained by News13.
Jordan Diggler of Columbia, South Carolina, was cited for discharging a firearm within city limits. He was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center early Saturday morning and released about 12 hours later.
Conway police responded to the Crooked Floor Tavern off Highway 544 at about 3:20 a.m. on Saturday for a shooting, an incident report shows. A witness said he was walking in the parking lot of the tavern when he saw a red SUV with a hand out the window fire multiple gunshots. That witness said Diggler shot about four to eight times before speeding out of the parking lot.
Diggler was arrested after police found his SUV at The Cove Apartments, according to the report. Officers found a Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield in the passenger seat of the vehicle. The gun, which holds eight rounds, had just one round left in the magazine.
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