Man looking for golf balls near Bluffton flyover finds something else altogether

A man looking for golf balls in the area of the Bluffton flyover found more than he bargained for Sunday when he found a loaded, stolen gun instead.

The man discovered the black pistol around 11:15 a.m. on Salt Marsh Drive, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report. The man removed the magazine and found a single bullet in the chamber, the report said. The weapon was a black .22LC Caliber American Tactical pistol, the report said.

When a deputy checked the history of the weapon, he learned it had been reported stolen from Richland County.

The gun was taken into custody by the Sheriff’s Office.

This story was originally published January 8, 2018 at 1:03 PM with the headline "Man looking for golf balls near Bluffton flyover finds something else altogether."