FLORENCE, SC -- Nine adults and one juvenile were arrested while an 11th person escaped early Saturday morning after police who responded to a noise complaint broke up a West Cedar Street party.
Officers responded at 3 a.m. to 406 West Cedar Street, Apt. B, and could hear the party from the building's front yard, Maj. Carlos Raines, Florence Police Department public information officer, said.
Officers could see lights on in the apartment, had to step over beer cans on the stairs to the apartment, heard a lot of movement in the apartment and saw the lights turned out just prior to their knocking on the door, Raines said.
After officers entered the apartment they talked with three people in the kitchen and received permission to search the apartment. They found the others hiding in closets and bathtubs, Raines said.
Officers arrested:
- A juvenile female
- Alex Timmons, 25, Julip Lane, Florence, charged with giving beer or wine to a minor
- Michael Munn, 21, 406 W. Cedar Street, Florence, charged with giving beer or wine to a minor
- Jordan Jones, 19, 1657 Dresden Drive, Florence, charged with possession of beer or wine by a minor
- Jordan Johnson, 19, Breckridge Circle, Florence, charged with possession of beer or wine by a minor
- Jonathan McCrea, 18, 1766 Woods Drive, Florence, charged with possession of beer or wine by a minor
- Cody Register, 18, 4706 Jordan Circle, Timmonsville, charged with possession of beer or wine by a minor
- Kayli Freeman, 18, 1360 Turnpike Road, Florence, charged with possession of beer or wine by a minor
- Jordan Rogers, 17, 3410 Shadow Birch Road, Florence, charged with possession of beer or wine by a minor
The 11th suspect, a female, was able to escape, Raines said.
Officers worked to sort everything out until 6 a.m. and Florence County Detention Center deputies worked until almost 9:30 a.m. to process the suspects, according to detention center records.
All charges are misdemeanors, Raines said.
Florence Police Department has increased enforcement of alcohol laws and will continue the focus, Raines said.
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