MARION, SC (WBTW) – The Marion Police Department released a photo of the man who robbed a bank on North Main Street Thursday morning.
Marion Police Chief Dewayne Tennie says the Anderson Brothers Bank, located at 728 N Main St, was robbed around 10:20 a.m. Thursday and officers are currently combing the area of Lombardy Street in search of the robber. The Marion County Sheriff’s
Office tracking team is assisting in the search.
Chief Tennie says the suspect, a white male in his mid-fifties, walked into the bank and demanded money. He left the bank walking in the direction of Jones Avenue.
Chief Tennie did not comment on whether the suspect was armed.
The Marion County School District says Easterling Primary School and the district central offices are under a “modified lockdown” as police search for the suspect. School officials say the modified lockdown allows movement within the school and offices, but no one will be allowed to enter the buildings.
