Crime & Safety
Suspected senior Bank Robber Surrenders
Clyde Spillers arrested after turning himself in to U.S. Marshals.

CHARLESTON -The senior citizen who Charleston police said robbed a downtown Bank on Sept. 20 has turned himself in to U.S. Marshals.
Clyde Spillers, 58, of North Charleston, is charged with entering a bank or loan institution with the intent to steal, according to a statement from Charleston police. Law enforcement allege Spillers walked into the bank wearing a No. 3 Dale Earnhardt cap, and demanded money with a note.
Police immediately released high-quality photos of the aged Spillers, who had a scruffy beard and glasses during the hold-up. Police released Spillers' name and address earlier in the week after obtaining an arrest warrant.
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Spillers is being held in the Charleston County Detention Center, where he is scheduled to have a bond hearing on Friday, according to Charles Francis, police spokesman.
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