HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Questions about recent arrests of homeless people in Myrtle Beach’s City Hall parking lot have put renewed attention on how loitering cases are handled and what prosecutors must prove in court.
15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said there is no statewide statute for loitering in South Carolina, but municipalities have their own ordinances that address it and typically classify it as a misdemeanor.
Richardson said cities often use loitering ordinances to prevent people from congregating in areas where they are not supposed to be…