CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Agents with the SC Department of Natural Resources arrested a man who has allegedly left a decommissioned military vessel he owns abandoned in Bohicket Creek for several years.
Samuel Kodaimati is the first person arrested under the state’s newly enacted abandoned boat law (Section 50-21-220(A)), which went into effect after being signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster on May 8.
Kodaimati now faces two charges that carry potential fines and fees totaling $43,400 – $21,700 for each charge…