Advisory
Anthony Gibson arrested in the Dec. 2 Callawassie General Store parking lot kidnapping
On Dec. 2, 2021, a woman reported she was forced to give an unidentified man a ride to Ridgeland from the Callawassie General Store in Okatie.
The woman reported that shortly after 2 p.m., a man approached her at the Callawassie General Store gas pumps and asked her for a ride to Ridgeland.
When the woman advised the man she could not give him a ride, he told her he had a gun and demanded a ride.
Fearing for her safety, the woman complied and drove the man to Cooler's Grocery (gas station) off Highway 462 in Ridgeland.
Before he got out of the woman's car and walked off, the man demanded $20 from her.
The woman was not injured in the incident.
The woman described the man as African American, in his forties or fifties, wearing a long sleeve shirt/sweater, jeans and a ball cap.
Sheriff's Office investigators learned that, prior to demanding a ride from the woman, the man was in the parking lot of the Callawassie General Store for some time.
Investigators also learned that the man approached and engaged several people in the parking lot and may have asked them for a ride.
Through a review of the store's video surveillance footage and interviews of witnesses, investigators were able to identify the subject as Anthony Gibson of Ridgeland.
On Dec. 7, investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and obtained warrants for Gibson's arrest for Kidnapping and Strong Arm Robbery.
As he was not immediately located, Gibson was listed in the National Crime Information Center as a wanted person.
Monday, Dec. 13, Jasper County Sheriff's Office deputies located and arrested Gibson. He was taken to the Jasper County Detention Center and held on the Beaufort County warrants.
Late Monday, Beaufort County Sheriff's Office deputies picked Gibson up from Jasper County and transported him to the Beaufort County Detention Center, where, as of the time of this advisory, he remains incarcerated.
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office appreciates your partnership in the safety of our community.
Anthony Gibson arrested in the Dec. 2 Callawassie General Store parking lot kidnapping 
Monday, December 13, 2021, 49-year-old Anthony Gibson of Ridgeland was arrested in connection with the Dec. 2 Kidnapping that occurred outside of the Callawassie General Store in Okatie.
Case History
On Dec. 2, 2021, a woman reported she was forced to give an unidentified man a ride to Ridgeland from the Callawassie General Store in Okatie.
The woman reported that shortly after 2 p.m., a man approached her at the Callawassie General Store gas pumps and asked her for a ride to Ridgeland.
When the woman advised the man she could not give him a ride, he told her he had a gun and demanded a ride.
Fearing for her safety, the woman complied and drove the man to Cooler's Grocery (gas station) off Highway 462 in Ridgeland.
Before he got out of the woman's car and walked off, the man demanded $20 from her.
The woman was not injured in the incident.
The woman described the man as African American, in his forties or fifties, wearing a long sleeve shirt/sweater, jeans and a ball cap.
Investigation
Sheriff's Office investigators learned that, prior to demanding a ride from the woman, the man was in the parking lot of the Callawassie General Store for some time.
Investigators also learned that the man approached and engaged several people in the parking lot and may have asked them for a ride.
Through a review of the store's video surveillance footage and interviews of witnesses, investigators were able to identify the subject as Anthony Gibson of Ridgeland.
Arrest of Anthony Gibson
On Dec. 7, investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and obtained warrants for Gibson's arrest for Kidnapping and Strong Arm Robbery.
As he was not immediately located, Gibson was listed in the National Crime Information Center as a wanted person.
Monday, Dec. 13, Jasper County Sheriff's Office deputies located and arrested Gibson. He was taken to the Jasper County Detention Center and held on the Beaufort County warrants.
Late Monday, Beaufort County Sheriff's Office deputies picked Gibson up from Jasper County and transported him to the Beaufort County Detention Center, where, as of the time of this advisory, he remains incarcerated.
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office appreciates your partnership in the safety of our community.
Address/Location
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
2001 Duke St
Beaufort, SC 29902
Contact
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Non-emergencies: 843-255-3200
