BLYTHEWOOD – Following a suspected vehicle theft from an unnamed service station around midnight on Thursday, July 18, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Response Team responded to the 100 block of Elton Walker Road in Blythewood around 1 p.m. the next day, July 19, to execute both an arrest and search warrant related to vehicle theft.
The arrest warrant was for Deandre Crosby, 18, and the search warrant was for the residence on Elton Walker Road.
Upon arrival at the residence, the RCSD units made contact with two family members who confirmed that Crosby was inside the home, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Department.
After the Special Response Team tried unsuccessfully for about 30 minutes to get Crosby to come out of the house, the team deployed gas into the home, again with no results.
Deputies then entered the Blythewood home with K-9 officer Kiro who located Crosby hiding inside a bed frame.
A search of the home yielded evidence related to a larceny investigation.
Crosby was booked at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and charged with grand larceny between $2,000 and $10,000, grand larceny of a value of $10,000 or more, two counts of breaking into automobiles and one count of first-degree burglary.
The Sheriff’s Department released a statement crediting K-9 Kiro’s assistance in making the arrest.
“RCSD could not do all of the things we do with the efficiency and degree of safety that we do without our K-9 partners,” the release stated.
This is an active investigation and more details will be provided when they are available.
