South Carolina Store Owner Arrested 15th Time in 2026

A South Carolina store owner accused of repeatedly defrauding customers has been arrested for the 15th time since 2026, records show.
Pamela Brooke Schronce was arrested in Greenville County on Thursday, April 2, on five counts of obtaining property valued at $2,000 or less under false pretenses, according to court and jail records seen Us Weekly.
This marks Schronce's 15th arrest — and the 15th time his gun has been confiscated — statewide since Jan. 1, WHNS reported.
Schronce, 30, of Anderson County, who owns Thomas & Turner Boutique in Belton, is accused of failing to deliver items purchased by dozens of customers online to his business, according to authorities. Us previously reported.
His customers have been complaining for months that Schronce has never returned their money, WHNS reported.
Schronce markets her business as a “fashionable children's store” that offers “custom-designed pieces,” according to her store's Instagram page.
His business has not returned previous requests for comment Us.
His business webpage says Thomas & Turner Boutique is no longer accepting online orders.
Prior to April 2, Schronce was arrested in Anderson County on March 19, Us previously reported. This was his 14th arrest.
Schronce turned himself in to authorities in Pendleton, according to Pendleton's Interim Police Chief David Poulson.
Similar to the latest arrest, he was charged with obtaining property valued at $2,000 or less by false pretense, police said.
After Schronce's 13th arrest in Newberry County, where he was charged with six counts of obtaining property by false pretense valued at $2,000 or less in March, his attorney. Joy C. Davispreviously mentioned Us that “the case is still in the early stages.”
“I can tell you that Ms. Schronce is looking forward to her day in court,” Davis wrote in a March 3 emailed statement.
Davis did not immediately return a request for comment on Friday, April 3.
After Schronce's latest arrest on April 2, he was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center and released, records show. His bond was set at $5,000.
He was previously arrested in Greenville County on February 13, according to WHNS.
In February, the South Carolina Attorney General's Office was asked to prosecute Schronce, according to WHNS. The office previously said it was working to “determine the best way forward.”





