Suspect in shrimp boat theft arrested
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Deputies from Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect Wednesday night, Nov. 4, 2020, in the theft of a shrimp boat from a marina in Murrells Inlet.
Daniel Connor Janowski, 28, of Golden, Col., was also charged with possession of a stolen vehicle that was recovered from the parking lot at Marlin Quay Marina.
Janowski is accused of taking the Lila Lee, a refurbished trawler that was recovered after being found on a sand bar north of Murrells Inlet. A deputy from Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and an officer from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources took Janowski into custody while he was in a dinghy preparing to board a boat near Georgetown harbor.
Janowski is being held at Georgetown County Detention Center, pending a bond hearing.