SURFSIDE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A home invasion reported over the weekend has landed two young men behind bars.
The incident report from Horry County Police states officers were called to an apartment on Hopkins Circle Saturday night to find two suspects walking away from the scene of an alleged home invasion.
The men were wearing black masks, blue jeans and white shoes as they got into a car, also occupied by a female and a dog.
Once police stopped them from leaving, they discovered one of the men had a gun, which the victim told them was pointed in his friend's face.
Those victims admit they had been fooled. After receiving texts and calls from a female friend about a dinner date, they opened the door to help guide her toward the home when the two men forced their way inside and demanded valuables. That's when, according to the report, the victim's recognized the voices of the suspects as their acquaintances from previous arrests.
The suspects removed their masks, but were holding the gun and tire iron as they gathered items of value from them.
When police arrived and took the suspects into custody they found broken glass, a laptop, a tire iron, a black pistol case, pistol cleaner and a handgun in the vehicle.
The suspects, 27-year-old Christopher Ryan Bell and 21-year-old Kenneth Jordan Bell, have been charged with kidnapping, burglary, unlawful carrying of a pistol, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Christopher Bell is also charged with simple possession of marijuana.
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Christopher Bell (Source: J. Reuben Long Detention Center)
Kenneth Bell (Source: J. Reuben Long Detention Center)
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