From Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office

On May 29, at approximately 11:30 a.m., deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a strong armed robbery that occurred at the Family Dollar in Aurora. Deputies arrived and began investigating.

The sheriff’s office collected evidence and conducted interviews. As a result of information and evidence gathered during the investigation, Investigator Kasey Clayton applied for and obtained warrants charging Moneik Laturra Moore, 25, of Seventh Street, Aurora, with one count of felony common law robbery, one count of felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury and one count of misdemeanor communicating threats.

Orlando Neville Cooper, 29, of Fourth Street, Aurora, was also charged with one count of felony common law robbery. Cooper was arrested and presented before a magistrate, where he received a $5,000 secured bond and was held in the Beaufort County Detention Center. Moneik Moore is still at large.

Anyone with information on the location of this suspect is asked to contact Beaufort County Crime Stoppers by phone, text or through their website. Call 252-974-6400; text a tip anonymously by dialing 274637 on a cellphone and in the body of the message, type BCSO131 and the tip; or submit a tip through the Crime Stoppers website at www.beaufortcountycrimestoppers.com by following the “Tip Line” link and filling out an online form. Calls, texts and emails are anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or the recovery of property in this case.