Atlantic Beach Mayor arrested again
Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce was charged with driving under the influence on Wednesday, the latest in a series of misunderstandings with the law.
In April, Atlantic Beach Police Chief Randy Rizzo says Pierce was arrested on hit and run and failure to provide proof of insurance charges after side swiping a car and driving away.Prior to the incident, Pierce was arrested in December 2007 on charges of reckless driving and failure to use a proper turn signal, and again in January after an argument with town officials.
Pierce, according to Rizzo, was expected to appear in court in Horry County Wednesday on disorderly conduct and tresspassing charges, stemming from her January arrest.
I'm sure that the Mayor has defenses to this and the other charges, and there is ongoing tension between her and other officials in Atlantic Beach that may explain some of her difficulties - she is innocent until proven guilty and she might be ok if she'd just stop picking up new charges. But . . . Atlantic Beach is a source of never ending amusement and embarrassment for Horry County. Keep 'em comin.
