JASPER COUNTY, S.C. – Authorities in Jasper County have apprehended a suspect linked to a bank heist that occurred on Wednesday, October 22.

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) was alerted to a robbery in progress at TD Bank, situated at 13 University Parkway (Route 112) in Bluffton, via a 911 call on October 22.

Responding swiftly, JCSO deputies, alongside the Hardeeville Police Department (HPD), arrived at the scene. Witnesses provided a description of the suspect as a Black male who had fled on a bicycle.

Investigators traced the suspect’s route and discovered he had switched to a small white SUV to escape. The bicycle used in the crime was found abandoned in a nearby wooded area.

The suspect was identified as Elton Clinton Atkins from Summerville, South Carolina. Just hours after the robbery, Atkins was apprehended in the Charleston area following a traffic stop by North Charleston Police officers.

Atkins is currently detained at the Al Cannon Detention Center and awaits transfer back to Jasper County.

This investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information is asked to
contact Detective Sergeant German at (843) 540-2681.