A South Carolina boutique owner has racked up an astonishing string of arrests in 2026, with authorities accusing her of scamming dozens of customers across the state who say they paid for items they never received.
Pamela “Brooke” Schronce, the owner of Thomas & Turner Boutique in Belton, has been booked into jail at least 17 times since January 1, 2026, according to multiple law enforcement agencies and court records.
Schronce marketed her business as a “boutique for trendy little babies” offering “custom designed” clothing, according to the boutique’s Instagram page. The business is now closed, authorities say, leaving some customers unable to use partial refunds they had received on store gift cards.
Here’s what to know about the case and the allegations against Schronce.
What Has Pamela ‘Brooke’ Schronce Been Accused of?
Schronce has faced several charges ranging from obtaining property under false pretenses to breach of trust with fraudulent intent. All of her charges have been tied to allegations that her online business took customers’ money without delivering the merchandise they ordered.
Inside Pamela ‘Brooke’ Schronce’s 17th Arrest in 2026
Schronce was booked into the Pickens County Detention Center on May 1, 2026, on a charge of obtaining money or property under false tokens or letters, less than $2,000, according to online records viewed by Fox Carolina.
She was granted a bond of $1,087.50 and has since been released from custody.
The May 1 booking marked Schronce’s 17th arrest since the start of the year, continuing a remarkable run that has seen the boutique owner cycle in and out of detention centers in multiple South Carolina counties.
Schronce’s attorney, Joy C. Davis, did not immediately respond to Us Weekly’s request for comment regarding her client’s latest arrest.
Pamela Brooke Schronce’s 16th Arrest and the Oconee County Charges
Schronce was also taken into custody on April 6, 2026, by Oconee County sheriff’s deputies on two counts of breach of trust with fraudulent intent.
That arrest — her 16th of the year — stemmed from two customers who said they placed orders with Thomas & Turner Boutique and never received the items they paid for, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
One alleged victim told a deputy she ordered from Schronce’s business online seven times between October 2024 and March 2025, with the purchases totaling nearly $500. After the items never arrived, the woman emailed Schronce, who allegedly “promised refunds.”
“However, no money was refunded, and the citizen never received the items that she ordered,” the sheriff’s office said.
A second woman told an Oconee County fraud investigator on March 16, 2026, that she “pre-ordered matching children’s outfits” from the boutique in December 2024 but “never received” them. She was eventually issued a partial refund of $73.02 onto a gift card in July 2025 — several months after her initial purchase.
The woman used the gift card to buy new items, but those, too, never arrived in January as scheduled.
“The victim never received her order, and the victim cannot use the remaining balance on the gift card due to the fact that the business is now closed,” the sheriff’s office said.
Following the April 6, 2026, arrest, Schronce was transferred from a Greenville County jail to the Oconee County Detention Center before being released on bond.
Pamela Brooke Schronce’s 15th Arrest in Greenville County
Schronce’s 16th arrest came just four days after her 15th, when she was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center on April 2, 2026, on five counts of obtaining property valued at $2,000 or less under false pretenses, according to court and jail records viewed by Us.
At the time, Schronce was accused of failing to deliver items that dozens of customers ordered from her business, with complaints stretching back months. Her customers have said for some time that Schronce never issued refunds, WHNS reported.
She bonded out of the Greenville County Detention Center after her bond was set at $5,000.
Pamela Brooke Schronce’s Earlier Arrests in 2026
Schronce’s arrest record in 2026 spans multiple South Carolina counties. Before her April 2, 2026, booking, she was arrested in Anderson County on March 19, 2026 — her 14th arrest of 2026 — after turning herself in to authorities in Pendleton, according to Pendleton’s Interim Police Chief David Poulson. She was charged with obtaining property valued at $2,000 or less under false pretenses, the same charge that would resurface at her next arrest.
Her 13th arrest occurred in Newberry County in March 2026, when she was charged with six counts of obtaining goods under false pretenses with a value of $2,000 or less.
After that arrest, Davis spoke to Us about her client’s outlook on the proceedings.
“I can tell you that Ms. Schronce is really looking forward to her day in court,” Davis wrote in an emailed statement on March 3, 2026, adding that the “case is still in the very early stages.”
What the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office Has Said
In February 2026, the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office was asked to prosecute Schronce, according to WHNS. The office previously said it was working on how to “determine the best path forward” in handling the multi-county case.
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said its investigation into the alleged crimes remains ongoing, and given the pattern of repeat arrests throughout the state, additional charges in other jurisdictions remain a possibility as authorities continue to receive complaints from former customers of Thomas & Turner Boutique.
For now, Schronce remains out on bond from her most recent arrest, even as the legal questions surrounding her boutique and its closure continue to mount.
This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
