MURRELLS INLET (WBTW) – The man accused of robbing two Horry County banks in one week is behind bars Thursday morning.
A press release from Horry County police spokesperson Krystal Dotson says officers were investigating a call about a suspicious car on Highway 90 when they confirmed the vehicle was the stolen truck associated with alleged bank robber, Brian Wilson Humphreys Jr.. Dotson says officers located the suspect in a nearby tent and Humphreys surrendered without incident.
Horry County Police responded to TD Bank in Murrells Inlet Saturday, and detectives believe the robber committed another bank robbery earlier that same week.
In an emailed statement, Lt. Raul Denis with Horry County Police said detectives believe Brian Wilson Humphreys Jr. robbed the TD Bank, located at 3205 S. Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, at 12:21 p.m. Saturday.
“Humphreys handed the teller a note that said it was a robbery and that he was armed, and made off with cash,” the statement read.
Denis said Humphreys, 35, was driving a champagne-colored Ford F-250 pick-up truck with SC license plate ITS 959. The truck was reported stolen, Denis said.
A short time later police received a call that there was money with red dye at the intersection of Glenns Bay Road and Highway 17 Bypass. Officers were able to collect that money, which had been marked by a dye pack that detonated in the money bag.
Officers also collected dye-marked money at from a trash bag at the Quick Shop convenience store at the corner of Highway 17 and Coventry Road in Myrtle Beach. Horry County Police have not yet processed the money and figured out how much was recovered.
Horry County Police detectives also believe Humphreys robbed a Conway National Bank on Jan. 23, 2017.
According to J Reuben Detention Center online booking records, Humphreys was booked into jail at 9:28 a.m. Thursday morning. His charges are not yet listed on the detention center’s website.
