Female impersonator accused in North Charleston gun incident

An argument between a man and a group of transvestites landed one female impersonator in jail, accused of pointing a revolver and threatening to shoot, North Charleston police said.

Darnell Hawkins, 19, of South 5th Street in Hartsville, was charged with unlawful carrying of a firearm and pointing a firearm, jail records show.

Police referred to Hawkins as a woman throughout an incident report.

Officers were dispatched to Quality Inn at 7415 Northside Drive shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday concerning a woman waving a gun and threatening to shoot someone.

Hawkins threw a revolver into a trash can and took off running at the sight of officers, police said.

A man at the scene told police he came to the hotel to pick up an iPad from a friend named “Nico,” but that he ended up getting into an argument with Hawkins and a group of transvestites who walked out of that person’s hotel room.

The argument stemmed from money the man owed Hawkins for a car, according to the report.

Hawkins pulled out a loaded revolver, waved it in the air and threatened to shoot the man and the car, police said.

The man told police he walked away and called 911.

Hawkins was held at the Charleston County jail on Thursday pending a $100,000 bail.