He was unable to open account, so he threatened to blow up Rock Hill bank, police say

A man was charged after threatening to blow up a Rock Hill bank when he wasn’t able to open an account with a declined check, according to a police report.

Officers arrested Brian Ritter, 28, at the BB&T Bank on Herlong Avenue South just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Rock Hill Police Department report says.

Bank employees said Ritter was applying to open a bank account with a check that had been declined by the bank, the report says.

The employee told police Ritter got angry and yelled: “Maybe I should blow up this place,” the report says.

The employee said employees and customers were alarmed, and called the police, the report says.

Ritter also has a drug court warrant in Ocean County, N.J, the report says.

Ritter was cited with disorderly conduct and issued a warrant as a fugitive from justice. He was placed on hold for Ocean County, the report says.

Ocean County officials told police they would move to extradite Ritter to New Jersey.

This story was originally published November 8, 2017 at 11:15 AM with the headline "He was unable to open account, so he threatened to blow up Rock Hill bank, police say."