Crime reports: Yemassee man charged with cocaine possession on Hilton Head

A Yemassee man was arrested Friday night on Hilton Head Island after deputies chased him into an apartment complex and found cocaine and marijuana on him and 4.9 grams of crack cocaine hidden in a room, according to a Beaufort County sheriff report.

Darrell Lewis Hamilton, 24, was standing in the parking lot of Hilton Head Gardens when an officer drove by and recognized he was violating a no-trespassing notice, the report said.

When the officer approached Hamilton, he ran into a nearby apartment and hid, according to the report.

Hamilton eventually emerged and deputies found he had cocaine and marijuana with him, the report said.

A woman came out of a bedroom carrying a purse and agreed to let the deputy search her. A bag containing cocaine fell from the purse, and she was arrested.

Another man at the apartment said Hamilton had stashed a brown bag containing crack cocaine in one of the rooms. The officer found 4.9 grams of crack cocaine hidden in a pink backpack, according to the report.

Among other charges, Hamilton faces possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within a half-mile of a school.

The following reports were released Saturday and Sunday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:

BEAUFORT

BURGLARY

• Bay Pines Road: Lawn equipment worth $670 stolen.

THEFT

• Quail Drive: Green and purple 1995 Ford Mustang worth $7,000 stolen from driveway.

VANDALISM

• Sea Island Parkway: Refrigeration system at convenience store tampered with. Damage: $1,200.

BLUFFTON

VANDALISM

• Bluffton House Apartments, Simmonsville Road: Garage door pushed in. Damage: $700.

• Fording Island Road: Front glass door of business shattered, three side windows cracked and front windshield of work vehicle cracked. Damage: $800.

BURTON

ARSON

• Marsh Tacky Run: Fire caused $4,000 in damage to automobile.

CAR BREAK-IN

• Island Tank Road: Tools worth $300 and toolbox worth $100 stolen.

THEFT

• Broad River Boulevard: Electronics worth $400 stolen.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND

THEFT

• Pelican Street: Pool chlorinator worth $302 stolen.

VANDALISM

• Cordillo Court: Seven tires on two vehicles punctured. Damage: $1,100.

• William Hilton Parkway: Windshield of gray 2001 Ford Focus smashed. Damage: $300.

SEABROOK

THEFT

• Seabrook Center Road: Lawn equipment worth $200 stolen.