MYRTLE BEACH — A Black tourist who visited Myrtle Beach for spring break has sued the Horry County Police Department, claiming officers falsely charged her with fraud despite allegedly looking for a White suspect in the case.
Ieshia Bryant, of Savannah, Ga., claims in the lawsuit filed May 30 that she was falsely accused of using someone else’s credit card without permission on April 2, 2021, to withdraw $400. The money was allegedly withdrawn from an ATM at a CVS Pharmacy along 38th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach.
Bryant claims Horry Police detectives falsely accused her because she used the ATM that day to withdraw $60. Bryant was visiting Myrtle Beach with her daughter, boyfriend and friends, the lawsuit states.
Horry County Police declined to comment on the pending litigation.
Bryant accused the detectives of making faulty assumptions and not considering other evidence before arresting her, such as how the stolen card was allegedly used at five other ATMS in the county and how the identified suspect in the case was allegedly a White female, the lawsuit states.
Despite her charges being dismissed, Bryant said she has lost her two jobs and faced stigma due to the false arrest, according to the lawsuit.
“Ms. Bryant had no criminal record and was a victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time,” the lawsuit states.
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