Police say cameras reported a stolen car on Rivers Avenue before the culprit escaped and was captured

A Charleston man, Joseph Richard Coreno, 47, was arrested Wednesday night in North Charleston, S.C., after police found him with a stolen vehicle containing fentanyl and cocaine base.

Incident Details

Officers spotted the vehicle via city cameras near Rivers Avenue and Sabal Road around 8:30 p.m., then at a gas station in the 5200 block of Rivers Avenue. Coreno fled toward a building and roadway but was stopped with a Taser before reaching traffic.

Charges and Custody

He faced charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, fentanyl, and cocaine base, then was booked into Al Cannon Detention Center. This follows similar recent drug and theft arrests in the area…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS