Wigged-robber arrested in hold-up of Graniteville bank

Lucky Turner has been identified as the July 7 bank robber.

Date: July 17, 2023

An elderly Graniteville man has been charged with the July 7 hold-up of the Security Federal Bank.

Lucky Wallis Turner, 73, of Leitner Street, is accused of being the wigged robber who entered the bank at 50 Canal Street in Graniteville, brandished a handgun and demanded money from bank employees. Later witnesses saw the gunman drive away in a light gold Ford Explorer.

On Monday morning, a search warrant was executed at the home of Turner in the 700 block of Leitner Street at 10:33 am. Turner was taken into custody without incident, sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah said. Investigators are seeking to charge Turner with four counts of kidnapping, robbery of a financial institution and weapon possession.

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Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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