He pulled over to help someone out on Hilton Head and was met with armed robbery

A man lying in the middle of the road on Hilton Head Island reportedly robbed a concerned driver at gunpoint when the driver stopped to help Sunday morning.

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office searched for the man in the area of Wild Horse Road, where the driver pulled over to see if the man needed help around 9 a.m., according to a Sheriff’s Office news release. The man was armed with a pistol and stole the victim’s wallet with cash and credit cards inside and ran away.

Deputies cleared the area around noon after the man was not found, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Bob Bromage said Sunday afternoon.

No injuries were reported, Bromage said.

The suspect was described as an African-American male, approximately 5-foot-10, 150 pounds with dreadlocks, according to the release. He was wearing cut-off denim shorts, a red windbreaker and a green “boonie style” hat.

Anyone with information can call 911 or Crime Stoppers 1-888-CrimeSC.

This story was originally published June 4, 2017 at 11:06 AM with the headline "He pulled over to help someone out on Hilton Head and was met with armed robbery."