Crime & Safety
Two Fugitives Arrested During West Ashley Traffic Stop
Charleston Police Department arrested 21-year-old Michael Antonio Heyward for active bench warrants out of North Charleston and Shaquille Lamont Varns, 20, on two active warrants.

A West Ashley traffic stop puts two fugitives behind bars.
The Charleston Police Department charged 21-year-old Michael Antonio Heyward with unlawful carrying of a handgun and active bench warrants out of North Charleston, according to a Live5News report. Police also arrested and charged Shaquille Lamont Varns, 20, with giving false information and two active warrants.
The vehicle was stopped Saturday as a result of the driver not signaling in the area of Ashley River and Wappoo roads.
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