Man charged for burglary in Bluffton golf community took $65K worth of items, police say
A Hilton Head man who allegedly stole almost $65,000 worth of items from a home in a Bluffton golf community has been indicted for burglary and a slew of other charges, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Dominic Edmunds, 30, was charged early Tuesday morning with first-degree burglary, credit card fraud, possession of a stolen pistol and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a violent felony, court records show.
Police have accused Edmunds of burglarizing a home in Bluffton’s Belfair Plantation, one of Beaufort County’s premier gated communities, in the early morning hours of Nov. 28. Edmunds allegedly took almost $65,000 worth of personal property from the home, including a vehicle valued at $49,000, a watch worth $15,000 and $940 worth of cash, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Maj. Angela Viens.
Edmunds’ additional charges came as a result of a search warrant executed on his home Monday night, Viens said, when police found stolen credit cards from a Feb. 4 car break-in and a firearm stolen in 2021.
Police don’t believe Edmunds was armed during the alleged burglary, Viens said. In South Carolina, any burglary that occurs in the nighttime is considered a first-degree charge, even if the suspect is unarmed and nonviolent.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Edmunds was in custody at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
This story was originally published February 7, 2023 at 2:57 PM.
