Suspect arrested minutes after bank robbery

Columbia police arrested a man they believe stole from a bank then fled to his apartment in a taxi shortly after the incident.

Sammie Bernard Greene, 54, allegedly passed a note to a teller at Bank of America, 2111 Devine St., about 4:30 p.m. demanding money, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department. The teller reportedly complied with the demands.

No one inside the bank sustained injuries during the robbery.

Greene then left the bank in a taxi, and shortly after officers located Greene at his apartment on Allen Benedict Court near Harden Street.

Officers recovered the money stolen from the bank.

Police charged Greene with entering a bank with intent to steal and was transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

This story was originally published April 19, 2016 at 10:53 AM with the headline "Suspect arrested minutes after bank robbery."