A 29-year-old North Charleston man is facing felony charges after police say he assaulted a woman, threatened to kill her and threatened her with a firearm during a confrontation at her home. Ronald Lynn Green Jr. was arrested following the incident, and officers later recovered a 9mm handgun that the woman said he had hidden as they arrived.
Officers Dispatched to Yadkin Circle Around Sunrise
North Charleston police patrol officers were dispatched shortly before 7:30 a.m. on October 15, 2026, to a home on Yadkin Circle for a domestic-violence call involving a firearm, around sunrise, according to Live 5 News. Police said Green appeared angry and confrontational when officers arrived at the scene.
The outlet's report details how the confrontation unfolded that morning. The woman told officers she woke up unsure why Green was angry. Green reportedly told her he was “done with her,” prompting her to gather items she had purchased for him before the situation escalated.
Woman Says She Locked Herself in Bedroom
The woman said she locked herself inside a bedroom because she feared for her safety, but according to her account to officers, Green forced his way through the bedroom door, pushed her to the ground and assaulted her. She told officers Green threatened to kill her and threatened her with the gun.
Officers observed broken glass, damage to a front bedroom door frame and bathroom damage, and police said the evidence was consistent with the woman's account of forced entry and assault, the report states. The woman said Green had hidden the weapon as police were responding to the home.
Handgun Found Hidden Under a Bed
The woman led officers to a bedroom and lifted the bed, revealing a pistol case containing a 9mm handgun. She said the bedroom where the gun was found did not belong to her, and Green denied that the bedroom was his, per the same account relayed in the report.
The woman also said Green was a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms, and a criminal history check showed Green had multiple felony convictions. The report notes Green had been released from prison recently, though further details of that history were not provided.
Charges and Booking
Green was charged with domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was transported to the Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston County following his arrest.
Under South Carolina law, a conviction for domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature is classified as a felony, and a person found guilty faces imprisonment of not more than 20 years, according to the South Carolina General Assembly's code of laws.
A Firearm Was Present in Most Domestic Homicides Statewide
Cases like this one unfold against a backdrop of persistent domestic-violence reporting across South Carolina. The state reported 32,338 domestic-violence cases in 2024, according to South Carolina Public Radio, which was roughly 1,300 fewer instances than the year before. Of the cases with a known relationship, 36.4% involved a boyfriend and girlfriend, while 17.9% involved spouses, and 75.6% of offenses statewide were classified as simple assault.
Firearms remain a central factor in the state's most severe domestic-violence cases. South Carolina recorded 59 domestic-violence homicides in 2024, and firearms were used as the murder weapon in 66.1% of those homicide cases, according to the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The coalition also estimates that domestic violence costs the state $358 million annually. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions separately reports that South Carolina's overall gun death rate rose 2% from 2023 to 2024, with the state posting the sixth-highest gun homicide rate in the country that year.
