North Charleston Police arrested 56-year-old local resident Anthony Robinson on March 10 after he allegedly pointed a semi-automatic handgun at a security guard at the Save A Lot grocery store on Dorchester Road around 6 p.m.
Incident details
The trouble started when Robinson parked his vehicle in the fire lane.
The security guard asked him to move it, but Robinson responded by cursing and pulling out the gun to point it at the guard.
Officers traced the vehicle to Robinson’s address, searched it with his consent, recovered the handgun, and took him into custody on a charge of pointing and presenting a firearm at a person.
Legal context
This is a felony in South Carolina (Section 16-23-410), punishable by up to 5 years in prison and fines, especially serious given the public setting near a busy grocery store.
Robinson was booked into a local detention center; no info yet on bond or prior record from this report.
This fits recent North Charleston patterns of quick arrests in gun threats around commercial areas—police response was efficient here, likely preventing escalation.
