Developing: Forest Acres Bank Robbery Suspect now in Midlands Jail
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)—Forest Acres Police say a bank robbery suspect, captured in Florida, has been returned to the Midlands and is now in Jail.
Forest Acres Police Chief Gene Sealy says 29 year old Samuel Neathery was delivered to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention center Thursday afternoon by US Marshals. Sealy says Neathery was charged by Forest Acres Police Department with Armed Robbery, Kidnapping (6 counts), and Possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
29 year old Samuel Neathery is accused of robbing the South Carolina Federal Credit Union on Forest Drive at gunpoint in February.
Investigators say Neathery was able to escape on foot.
Neathery’s suspected accomplice, Daisy Feliberty, was captured by Forest Acres police in the parking lot of the bank as she attempted to get away, say police.
Neathery had been on the run for nearly two weeks, when he was captured in Florida.
Neathery is scheduled to have a bond hearing Friday morning in Richland County. Stay with ABC Columbia News for more developments.
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Samuel Neathery is in a Florida County jail, according to online records and a mugshot posted.
According to the Osceloa County Corrections website, Neathery was captured on 2/23 on a fugitive, out of state, warrant.
Neatherley is accused of robbing the South Carolina Federal Credit Union on Forest Drive at gunpoint.
Investigators say Neathery was able to escape on foot.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A woman suspected in a bank robbery, Monday, in Forest Acres was scheduled to appear in Bond Court Thursday afternoon. Officials say Daisy Feliberty waived her right to appear in bond court. Bond will be set at a later date, say officials.
SLED officials say the second suspect involved in the bank robbery may now be in the lowcountry.
According to SLED, new information led them to search the Charleston area for 29 year old Samuel Neathery.
Forest Acres Police say on Tuesday, Neathery and Daisy Feliberty robbed the South Carolina Federal Credit Union at gunpoint.
Investigators say Feliberty tried to drive away from the scene , she was shot by officers and taken to the hospital.
Feliberty was released from the hospital and is now in custody.
Forest Acres Police say she’s charged with armed robbery and six counts of kidnapping.
A bond hearing will be held Thursday at Richland Bond Court.