Warrants: Aynor bank robber used lighter as a gun, demanded cash

AYNOR, S.C. (WMBF) – A man accused of robbing a bank in Aynor is also suspected of defrauding a Pawleys Island bank.

The State Law Enforcement Division said 75-year-old John Henry Stack Jr. was arrested and charged in connection with a bank robbery that took place Friday at Anderson Brothers Bank on South Main Street. The robbery led to Aynor High School being put on a “secured status” while authorities investigated the case.

Warrants show Stack went into the bank and presented a lighter as a gun, demanded cash and handed a pillowcase to the teller.

After receiving the money, Stack drove away but was later caught in Myrtle Beach, according to the warrants.

“During the interview, Stack admitted to the robbery and provided intimate details of the offense,” the warrants state.

Following Stack’s arrest, Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office revealed that stack is a suspect in fraud cases at a Truist Bank in Pawleys Island and in Charleston. Investigators said he presented another person’s identification and withdrew funds.

He is currently charged with armed robbery and entering a bank with the intent to steal.

He is being held at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center under no bond.

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