Police searching for 24-year-old accused of raping St. Helena woman at gunpoint

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for a 24-year-old man after a St. Helena Island woman was sexually assaulted Thursday afternoon over the course of several hours in her Lands End neighborhood home, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

Codrian Smalls, also of St. Helena, is wanted for criminal sexual conduct 1st degree.

Deputies responded to a call about a burglary at the victim’s home Thursday night, the release said. The man was armed with a handgun and also stole a handgun from the victim, the report says.

The victim’s home was processed for evidence and investigators were able to identify the suspect, the report says.

As of Friday evening, Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Smalls.

“Codrian Smalls ... should be considered armed and dangerous,” the release says.

Smalls is described as around 5 feet, 9 inches tall and approximately 150 pounds, the release says. He has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about the incident or Smalls, should call 911.

This story was originally published August 30, 2019 at 6:08 PM.

Katherine Kokal

The Island Packet

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Katherine Kokal graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Island Packet newsroom in 2018. Before moving to the Lowcountry, she worked as an interviewer and translator at a nonprofit in Barcelona and at two NPR member stations. At The Island Packet, Katherine covers Hilton Head Island’s government, environment, development, beaches and the all-important Loggerhead Sea Turtle. She has earned South Carolina Press Association Awards for in-depth reporting, government beat reporting, business beat reporting, growth and development reporting, food writing and for her use of social media.