Man Arrested in South Carolina for Inhalant Abuse-related Theft

Via jp-tc.com 

A 24 year old man in Charleston, South Carolina was arrested for stealing a can of keyboard cleaner from a local store on Saturday September 12^th 2015. He admitted to doing so in order to become intoxicated by inhaling it. Records indicate that the man was found unconscious with the can next to him in close proximity to the store.

Typically this crime would be a misdemeanor in South Carolina. However, since the young man has prior convictions, he will be given a felony charge according to local authorities. 

South Carolina Couple Arrested After Huffing at Local Hotel

 Via Live 5 News

A Charleston, South Carolina couple was arrested at a downtown hotel after police received reports the couple were inhaling computer dusting spray. 

The couple, 34 and 30 years old, were arrested for, "use of aromatic hydrocarbons" after they were caught huffing at a table inside the hotel.  According to the report, the pair were, "hunched over the table and breathing erratically and laughing, with [the man] holding a gas canister close to his face."  The police found a second can of duster spray in the seat the woman had been sitting in.

"Police say that when asked why they had the canisters, the man said, 'We were doing them...you know, like hitting them," while motioning as if he were holding an item up to his mouth while breathing deeply."

South Carolina Man Arrested Sixth Time for Huffing

Via the Charleston Post Courier in South Carolina:

A 32 year old Charleston man was arrested last week on charges of huffing spray paint.  Around 1:45 am on a Sunday police heard loud noises and upon investigation in a marshy area by the highway found the man “clutching a 4-inch knife, spinning in circles and talking to himself.”  They then smelled the spray paint and noticed the gold spray paint on the man’s body and clothes along with three paint cans nearby, each with a hole in the side.

The man denies the charges and the police report lists his reason.  “He stated that he sprays the gold paint and places the rag on his mouth. When the devil worshippers come after him and try to orally sexually assault him, the paint gets on their genitals, and he can use that information to prosecute them.” Since 2006 the man has been arrested and convicted on five glue-sniffing charges. For the most recent incident he faces a charge “sniffing aromatic hydrocarbons”