NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – A judge denied bond for three suspects in Wednesday’s bank robbery in North Myrtle Beach.

The judge called the three men a danger to the community.

Justin Pressley, 25, of Little River, Lance Hardiman, 24, of Longs and Rodrick Berklery, 25, of Little River face multiple charges, including Criminal conspiracy, possession of a firearm during commission of violent crime, presenting firearm, assault batter 1st degree, kidnapping, wearing a mask to conceal identity, bank robbery, discharging a firearm into a building, discharging a firearm into a vehicle, failure to stop for blue light, and two counts of attempted murder.

Pressley also faces a charge of possessing a firearm without a serial number.

The North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department posted an extensive message of thanks to the community, responding officers and several other agencies that helped in capturing the suspects.

Thank you to our dedicated and hard working DPS personnel working today and those who who were called in from their off duty time to assist.

Thank you to our Law Enforcement, Fire Rescue, Communications and Support Services Divisions for showing how teamwork can get the job done.

Thank you to Horry County Police, Sheriff, Fire Rescue, E-911 as well as Myrtle Beach Police, SLED, SCHP, local FBI agents, DEU agents and other personnel/agencies who stepped up to assist today.

Thank you to the citizens of North Myrtle Beach and those who reside in the areas affected between Water Tower Rd and Hwy 90 for the patience and understanding as they were blocked from access to many local roads during today’s events.

Tonight we are most Thankful that all Suspects were taken into custody without any injuries resulting to Public Safety Personnel, Civilians, or the Suspects themselves.

It has been a long day but we can all rest easier tonight thanks to all those who played a part today.

Dowling confirms a bank robbery occurred at South State Bank, located at 606 Main Street, Wednesday, but could not give an exact time the crime happened. Dowling says officers searched for three suspects after they fled the bank in a car heading south on US 17. The video below is from the dashcam of a police car chasing the suspects as the reported robbers fire shots at the officer.

The robbers continued through the area of Barefoot Landing where their car was stop-sticked somewhere in the vicinity of Water Tower Road, Dowling adds. The suspects then fled into the woods. The video below shows the dashcam view of a police officer throwing out stop sticks, the suspects’ car spinning out after hitting the strip and then bailing out of the car and running into the woods.

One of the suspects was captured around 1:30 p.m. Dowling confirmed that the suspects were armed with what appeared to be assault rifles. Lt. Michael Swarthout says the second suspect was taken into custody without incident Wednesday night, and was transported to the detention center.

Dowling says the suspects fired shots at the officers during the pursuit, but officers did not return fire. Other agencies were called in to assist with the search for the robbers in the woods.

Riverside Elementary, located at 1283 Hwy 57 S, was on lock down for a short period, according to school principal Vicki Underwood, as police searched for the robbers.

On its Facebook page, Horry County Schools issued this statement:

For our North Myrtle Beach K-5 school families:

In an abundance of caution, Riverside Elementary, Waterway Elementary, and North Myrtle Beach Middle are currently restricting students from outside activities due to a bank robbery that happened earlier this morning and ongoing efforts by police officers to locate the suspects. Students are safe, supervised and are continuing with their daily routines.

As always, if you are visiting our schools, you will be asked to buzz-in at the front entrance. We anticipate no interruptions with the dismissal of school.”