SC man found 3 counties away after fleeing Fort Mill bank robbery with $1,200, police say
A South Carolina man from Greenville County has been arrested for a September bank robbery in Fort Mill, according to police and jail records.
The robbery between Rock Hill and Charlotte happened on one of York County’s busiest roads during the afternoon rush hour.
Anthony Nathaniel Drayton, 23, was arrested Thursday in Simpsonville, where he lives, on a charge of use of intimidation to steal money from a bank, a written statement from the Fort Mill Police Department said. Drayton is being held in the jail at the Moss Justice Center in York, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office website.
In the robbery, Drayton allegedly presented a note to bank employees Sept. 29 around 4:30 p.m at the First Citizens branch on S.C. 160 near Interstate 77, a Fort Mill police incident report showed.
No one was hurt, police said. The suspect fled with $1,200, officials said.
The branch is across S.C. 160 from the Kingsley commercial area, just east of I-77 Exit 85.
This story was originally published December 1, 2023 at 12:14 PM.
