The City of Myrtle Beach is facing another lawsuit related to a string of arrests for loitering outside a Myrtle Beach coffee shop in August.
Audrey Evans was one of more than a dozen people arrested by the Myrtle Beach Police Department in the parking lot next to Fresh Brewed Coffee House. The arrests, which took place over two days, led to public outcry among the Myrtle Beach community after the coffee shop’s owner Kate Curran posted on social media that the people taken into custody had been helping her clean up after the shop closed.
The coffee house caters to the city’s homeless community, providing food, water and other services to those who are unhoused. Several of those arrested were homeless. The coffee shop also shares its parking lot with City Hall…