Teen Charged in Broad River Road Bojangles Robbery

A man arrested in California during a domestic violence incident is charged in the armed robbery of Bojangles on Broad River Road, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. 

Deputies say Maurice Davenport, 17, entered Bojangles at 2423 Broad River Road just before 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 26 and pretended to order food. He then pointed a handgun at the the employee and demanded money, according to the sheriff's department.

Deputies say Davenport jumped over the counter, grabbed money from the register and fled on foot.

Officers with the Oakland Police Department in California arrested Davenport on Feb. 11 during a domestic violence incident involving a gun, according to the sheriff's department. During a search of the house, officers found a Ruger .380 semi-automatic handgun.

When Oakland Police did a records check, they found that Davenport was wanted in South Carolina and that the gun used in the domestic violence incident was reported stolen out of Lexington County, according to the sheriff's department.

Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff's Department say Davenport also used the same gun in the armed robbery at Bojangles.

Davenport was extradited to South Carolina Friday and booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

He is charged with armed robbery and will face more charges from the Lexington County Sheriff's Department and the Oakland Police Department.