Pee Dee-area man is 6th person sentenced in shooting between rival groups on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach

Caleb McCusker
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CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A sixth person has been sentenced to prison for his role in a May 2020 shooting on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, according to the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

Anthony Griffin, 20, pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature on Feb. 17, 2022, the solicitor’s office said. He was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison.

6 in custody as 4 recover from Sunday morning shooting on Ocean Boulevard, police say

Circuit Judge Benjamin Culbertson presided over the sentencing. Griffin must serve at least 85% of his sentence.

Griffin had no prior criminal history at the time of the shooting, but he has since pleaded guilty to unrelated charges in North Carolina, according to the solicitor’s office.

The shooting happened on May 17, 2020, when two rival groups from the Chesterfield County area encountered each other on opposite sides of Ocean Boulevard, the solicitor’s office said. They started shooting at each other across and through traffic. An employee at a shop on the corner was shot but recovered.

Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune called the shooting incident “gang violence.”

Others already sentenced in the case include:

  • Dennis Dashawn Stewart, 22, of Cheraw, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 7, 2022, to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

  • Antonio Trayvon Brown, Jr., 22, of Cheraw, pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature on Sept. 14, 2022. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

  • Jaden Satterfield, 18, of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on Oct. 17, 2022, to first-degree assault and battery. He was sentenced to six years in prison under the Youthful Offender Act.

  • Dewon Cole, 21, of Cheraw, pleaded guilty on Jan. 25, 2022, to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. He was sentenced to eight years in prison in December 2022.

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Caleb is a digital producer at News13. Caleb joined the team in January 2023 after graduating from Liberty University. He is from Northern Virginia. Follow Caleb on X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.

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