Christopher Lloyd Ross was arrested on March 28 for the third time at the clubhouse, and charged with malicious injury to property, trespassing, resisting arrest, and third-degree burglary. Ross had been arrested for similar incidents on March 23 and 26, including a standoff with police after he barricaded himself inside the clubhouse.
Christopher Lloyd Ross, 53, who barricaded himself inside the clubhouse at Conway (S.C.) Golf Club on March 26, was arrested at the site for a third time on March 28, the Conway-based MyHorryNews reported.
Although reports from the incident have not been released yet, charges of malicious injury to property, $2,000 or less; trespassing; resisting arrest; and third-degree burglary have been added to earlier charges for Ross, according to Horry County jail records.
As C&RB reported, Ross was charged with second-degree burglary March 26 after a standoff with police after he barricaded himself inside the clubhouse and refused to come out, according to an arrest warrant. He was released to home detention on a $20,000 bond the following day, MyHorryNews reported.
Ross was also arrested March 23 at the clubhouse when he was charged with resisting arrest and disobeying a police officer, according to police reports. He was released around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 25. Ross broke in sometime during the night Sunday and refused to leave the property Monday morning, according to court records and officials. Police were called to remove him from the property at about 10 a.m., but he didn’t leave until around 6 p.m. after the county’s SWAT group went into the building through the back door with their guns drawn, MyHorryNews reported.
No one was injured during the time he was blockaded, and officials did not find a weapon or anything else that gave them cause for concern, according to Conway spokeswoman Taylor Newell.
According to police reports, Conway police checked on the building Friday night after receiving a report of lights being on, and a vehicle parked outside. Police were advised that a Board member, who had been voted out and should not be at the business, was inside. Police gave a “lawful order” to Ross, who ignored it and continued to resist arrest while being handcuffed, MyHorryNews reported.
Police reports say that after this incident, the building’s locks were changed, MyHorryNews reported.
Many residents have had their eyes turned toward the club since January when the board announced plans to sell the nine-hole, 66-acre course that includes a clubhouse, swimming pool and tennis court. As C&RB reported, the property was listed for $2.6 million and Conway developer Randy Beverly quickly placed his bid.
Stockholders became upset when they learned that the property was on the market and they didn’t have a chance to vote on it. As C&RB also reported, shareholder Judy Edwards filed an action with the Horry County Court of Common Pleas asking that the Horry County master-in-equity or an impartial referee be appointed to dissolve the club’s incorporation.
Edwards’ request also asks that any appeal go directly to the S.C. Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, as appropriate. The filing said the club owns “certain assets, including real property and improvements,” MyHorryNews reported.
Since the filing, the Conway Golf Club, Inc. has filed a response to Edwards’ request agreeing only that the club has debts and liabilities, but “expressly denied” the claim that it is insolvent or will soon be insolvent. The club’s response, filed by Myrtle Beach attorney Douglas M. Zayicek, asks that Edwards’ complaint be dismissed with prejudice, which means that it cannot be brought up again, and the relief she is seeking be denied, MyHorryNews reported.
In regard to the overall situation, shareholder lawyer Reese Boyd said, “It’s unbelievable, but it is what it is. We’ve just got to sort it out. It’s a mess. It is strange beyond strange is all I can say.”
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