A man is in custody after a crime spree that included stealing an ambulance and breaking into a restaurant, where he robbed an employee while wielding a butcher knife.
Chadi Omer Abdalla, 27, has been charged with assault and battery, grand larceny, armed robbery and more for incidents involving the ambulance and restaurant, which took place on Aug. 12. He is being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center, with a bond exceeding $100,000.
Myrtle Beach Police responded to the Coral Beach Resort at 1105 South Ocean Blvd. in reference to a disturbance at 5:44 a.m. There, they met an employee at the Sea Level Restaurant who told police Abdalla robbed her…