Suspect caught at strip club after robbing bank, officials say

GREENWOOD, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said a bank robbery suspect was arrested at a strip club on Wednesday night.

The bank robbery happened earlier in the day in Greenwood.

The Greenwood Police Department said the suspect robbed the Wells Fargo on Highway 345 By-pass 72 just before 10 a.m. According to officers, the suspect handed a note to the teller demanding money and was given an undisclosed amount of cash.

Officers later identified the suspect as 50-year-old Charles Michael Edenfield.

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Edenfield was arrested Wednesday night at Lust Gentleman’s Club on Transit Drive. They said he had bills in his possession but redacted how much money it was.

Deputies also served warrants for possession of meth or cocaine base and possession of marijuana after finding drugs on him, according to the report.

Edenfield is from Myrtle Beach.

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