Wires cut at Lady’s Island business before suspect strikes tree, drives off

A Lady’s Island business was vandalized Thursday morning as the business owner pulled up.

Approximately $1,500 worth of damage was done to the air conditioning unit at Kojacks, a club on Club Road, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report. As the businessman drove up to the club, he saw a man with a hacksaw hunched over the unit.

When the suspect saw the approaching car, he jumped up from his position, saw still in hand, and climbed into a red, older model full-size Ford F150, according to the report. When he threw the truck in reverse, he struck a tree on the property and then left the area. He left two screwdrivers and a pair of pliers behind.

The copper line leading to the unit had been cut, along with all of the electrical wires inside the unit, according to the report.

This story was originally published July 9, 2017 at 6:22 PM with the headline "Wires cut at Lady’s Island business before suspect strikes tree, drives off."