19-year-old Florence man jailed on armed robbery charge

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A 19-year-old Florence man was arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged armed robbery at an apartment on June Lane.

Joe Lucky Crawford was charged with armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a pistol, according to online records for the Florence County Detention Center. He remained in jail Friday afternoon on a $20,500 bond.

According to an arrest warrant, Crawford and an unnamed co-defendant stole cellphones from multiple victims while the co-defendant pointed a gun at their backs. Crawford and the co-defendant fled together after the robbery.

At the time of his arrest after a traffic stop on Tuesday on S. Irby Street, the warrant said officers found a handgun in his waistband that had been reported stolen in Florida.

Crawford then admitted to officers that he was present during the robbery and that he drove himself and the co-defendant before and after the robbery, the warrant said. He also told officers that the co-defendant was the one who held the victims at gunpoint.

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Police are continuing to look for the co-defendant, but that person’s name has not been released. No additional information was immediately available.

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Dennis Bright is a Digital Producer at News13 . He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on, Facebook , X, formerly Twitter , and read more of his work here .

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