Teen charged in St. Helena Island armed robbery

A 17-year-old suspect in a June 25 armed robbery in Laurel Bay has been arrested.

Jaesean Redd of St. Helena Island is charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm during a violent crime. He is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center and is awaiting a bond hearing.

Redd is accused of stealing cash, a cell phone and tattoo equipment from an adult male who lives in the area of Bay Pines Road, according to Capt. Bob Bromage with Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Bromage, just after 11 p.m., a suspect armed with a handgun, and another suspect who was unarmed, approached the man and forced him to empty his pockets. The pair made the victim walk back to his residence at gunpoint, where they stole tattoo equipment from his home before they fled on foot.

Investigators continue to seek the identity of the other suspect.

This story was originally published July 6, 2016 at 5:38 PM with the headline "Teen charged in St. Helena Island armed robbery."