1 held, 1 sought in post office robbery

One suspect is already in jail and a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a second suspect in the Aug. 17 armed robbery of the Adams Run Post Office, the Charleston County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

A man walked into the post office at 5190 S.C. Highway 175 about 11:20 a.m. He jumped over a counter, held a gun on the clerk, told her to get down on the ground and demanded to know where the money was, according to an incident report.

When the clerk said it was in a drawer, the gunman called in his accomplice, who jumped over the counter and scooped up the money, the report said. The gunman stomped on the clerk's phone and took her purse. The two men fled, firing a round into the ground as they were leaving.

Investigators identified one of the suspects and arrested him Aug. 23 on Hazelwood Drive in West Ashley. That man told postal inspectors that he had robbed the post office, according to the arrest warrants.

Victor Josiah Jenkins, 19, of Hollywood is charged with armed robbery and with possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. He was being held in the Cannon Detention Center. Magistrate Priscilla M. Baldwin on Saturday denied bond on the armed robbery charge and set bail at $50,000 on the weapons charge.

Investigators were still trying to identify the second suspect, said sheriff's Maj. Jim Brady, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the second suspect, Brady said.

Reach David W. MacDougall at 937-5655.