BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. — A man has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing railroad track valued at $22,000 from Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad property in Bennettsville, the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.
Walter Tyndall was also charged with trespassing on a railroad track following his arrest. He is being held at the Marlboro County Detention Center; bond will be set at a later date. No information was provided on Tyndall’s age or place of residence.
The incident actually occurred on the Pee Dee River Railway, a subsidiary of North Carolina’s Aberdeen & Rockfish. The 15-mile Pee Dee operates between Bennettsville and McColl, S.C.
