Ravenel man arrested on cocaine distribution, possession charges near Rivers Avenue motel
North Charleston police arrested 31-year-old Shawn Michael Johnson after finding cocaine and cocaine base during searches of his bag and a purse near the Siesta Motor Lodge.
An officer patrolling near the Siesta Motor Lodge at 4044 Rivers Ave around 6:45 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2026, saw 31-year-old Shawn Michael Johnson sitting on the motel’s front wall; Johnson consented to a bag search and frisk after saying he had been trespassed. Officers found a clear bag with 1.81 grams of a white powder that field-tested presumptively positive for cocaine and a 0.45-gram white rock that field-tested presumptively positive for cocaine base in a purse; Johnson was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and simple possession of cocaine base and transported to the Al Cannon Detention Center.