🌱 Pedestrian Injured Downtown By Car + Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested

Hello, neighbors! It's Friday in Charleston and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Winds gradually subsiding. High: 71 Low: 39.

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Here are the top three stories today in Charleston:

1. A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of St. Philip and Vanderhorst streets in downtown Charleston on Thursday afternoon. The intersection has since reopened and the investigation is ongoing. No further details were released as of Thursday evening. (Live 5 News WCSC)
2. Joseph Deas, 33, has been charged with armed robbery with a deadly weapon and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The charges stem from a December 2022 incident where Deas allegedly stole thousands of dollars from a Charleston grocery store while holding employees at gunpoint. He was arrested on Wednesday and booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center. (ABC NEWS 4)
3. Police in nearby North Charleston are investigating an alleged hit-and-run outside Outback Steakhouse. The police have not yet released the 25-year-old female suspect's name, but are treating the incident as stemming from a domestic situation. According to the victim, the woman in the 2017 black Mazda 3 tried to hit his female coworker. (Live 5 News WCSC)

Today in Charleston:

• Mama Pear's Kitchen PopUp At Snafu Brewing Company (4:00 PM)
• Ladies Of The Canyon At Charleston Music Hall (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Charleston Literary Festival has appointed Sarah Moriarty as its new executive director. Previously the festival's director of marketing, Moriarty is a branding specialist with a background in literature from Trinity College Dublin and Freie Universität Berlin. (Charleston City Paper)
• Are you looking to fill your social calendar this weekend? Check out the list of events happening in and around Charleston at the link! (Holy City Sinner -)
• The Charleston Museum will exhibit J. Drew Lanham's "A Feel Guide to John James Audubon's Birds of America," now through Apr. 28. The exhibit reconsiders the taxonomy and nomenclature of birds and includes 20 "feel notes" (ABC 4 News)

That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Kaytlyn Mroz

About me: Kaytlyn Mroz is a copywriter at Lightning Media Partners – a content creation agency. She is a Rowan University graduate where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in writing. Outside of work, Kaytlyn is a dog mom to a boglen terrier named Finn and a golden retriever named Willow.