06/07/2026
Well that escalated quickly.
“MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A now-former police detective in South Carolina is facing charges after he allegedly pulled a gun on a patrolman for heating up fish in the microwave at the police department.
Michael DeBiase, 46, of Myrtle Beach, is charged with pointing and presenting a firearm at a person after the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division was asked to investigate the situation.
The incident happened Saturday at the Myrtle Beach Police Department on North Oak Street. According to an arrest warrant, DeBiase confronted a MBPD patrolman about him warming up fish in the microwave, which “caused an odor in the office.”
The warrant said that during the confrontation, DeBiase drew and pointed his department-issued handgun at the patrolman.
SLED said Tuesday that DeBiase was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.”