Sullivan’s island manhunt nets suspect charged in hit-and-run

MORNING HEADLINES | Sullivan’s Island police yesterday captured a 36-year-old man after an hours-long manhunt. They charged him in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured three people, including two children.

Police initially responded to a day care facility at Sunrise Presbyterian Church, the scene of the crash, at 12:47 p.m., according to reports. After the crash, the driver reportedly ran away from the scene on foot, armed with a knife, police said. That prompted a shelter-in-place order that kept island residents on lockdown for most of the afternoon.

Search teams scoured the island on foot, in vehicles, with golf carts and by helicopter. Police spotted the suspect about 6 p.m. in the 3000 block of Jasper Boulevard. He had been hiding in a boat…

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