STANLY COUNTY, N.C. — A man is in custody following a bank robbery Thursday afternoon, according to the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials said they received reports about a robbery at First Bank on Highway 49 in Richfield.
An investigation identified Kelvin Wayne Simmons as the suspect in connection with the robbery.
No injuries have been reported.
Officials also determined that Simmons made the false threat of an active shooter on Pfeiffer University’s Misenheimer campus to divert police.
He has been charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and filing a false report of mass violence on educational property. He was also served numerous outstanding warrants from surrounding jurisdictions.
Simmons was taken into custody by SWAT at a hotel in Charlotte before being transported back to Stanly County.
[SWAT responds to north Charlotte hotel]
He is being held at the Ralph McSwain Detention Center with an initial court date set for April 4.
(WATCH BELOW: Authorities investigate robbery at bank Thursday in Richfield)