Former Charlotte Chamber CEO Bob Morgan charged with domestic violence in coastal SC

Bob Morgan, the former head of the Charlotte Chamber and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, faces charges of domestic violence in coastal South Carolina after he allegedly hit his wife.

Georgetown County deputies arrested Morgan, 60, in September at a home on Pawleys Island, an incident report obtained by McClatchy newspapers shows.

She told deputies who responded to the house she threw Morgan’s phone because she found out Morgan was cheating on her, the report stated.

Morgan’s wife told deputies “she was scared” after he hit her as many as five times in the face with his fist on Sept. 4, according to the report. She had visible injuries including a black eye and popped blood vessels when deputies were at the house, the report said.

Morgan also allegedly threw her phone away from her during the altercation as she tried to call 911, according to the report.

Officers arrested Morgan at the scene and charged him with second-degree domestic violence, records show.

William McIntosh of the Complete Legal Defense Team based in Myrtle Beach told McClatchy Wednesday the office is representing Morgan, but he declined to discuss the facts of the case.

Morgan has no criminal record, McIntosh said.

“We look forward to representing his interests and working toward a resolution of the matter through the legal system,” McIntosh said.

Pawleys Island is between Myrtle Beach and Charleston.

Morgan’s arrest was first reported by FITSNews .

Business leader in Charlotte and South Carolina

Morgan led the Charlotte chamber from 2005 until it merged with another group in 2018 to become the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, the Charlotte Observer reported at the time. He spearheaded efforts to bring in big events such as the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the Observer reported.

Morgan later served as CEO of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce from 2021 through June of this year when he resigned, the chamber said in a news release this summer.

Morgan is not the first former business leader from Charlotte to face legal troubles in South Carolina. The Rock Hill Herald reported in January Tim Newman , former head of the region’s tourism authority, is serving a three-year sentence in the S.C. Department of Corrections for crimes in Georgetown, Berkeley and Lee counties.

What happens next for Morgan?

Morgan was released the day he was arrested on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond, South Carolina court records show.

No trial date has been set.