Burton man Tased, arrested in connection with shots fired at Beaufort apartments

A Burton man faces several charges in connection with shots fired at a Beaufort apartment complex Thursday.

Beaufort Police officers near Spanish Trace Apartments on Southside Boulevard heard gunshots about 9:30 p.m. and saw a man standing beside one of the apartment buildings, Beaufort Police Investigator Stephanie Karafa said.. The man ignored commands from officers and ran toward the front of the building.

Officers saw a gun during the chase and used a Taser during the arrest. A gun was found on the ground nearby, police said.

Rashem Rivers, 30, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, cocaine possession, resisting arrest, fleeing to evade and public disorderly conduct.

Rivers was booked at Beaufort County Detention Center late Thursday and is being held on $10,000 bond on each the weapons charge and drug charge and $5,000 bond on the resisting arrest charge, jail records show. Rivers has no attorney listed on court records.

Nobody was hurt during the incident, Karafa said.

This story was originally published November 18, 2016 at 2:31 PM with the headline "Burton man Tased, arrested in connection with shots fired at Beaufort apartments."