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Bank robbery suspect caught

The Waynesville Police Department responded to the report of a robbery on Feb. 17 at Entegra Bank located at 2045 South Main Street in Waynesville.

The suspect fled the area on foot and was able to avoid capture until Monday Feb. 20. Investigators released video footage of the suspect to several local media outlets as well as to social media exchanges. Several tips came in over the weekend, which investigators sorted through resulting in a lead that ultimately led to the arrest of James Boyd Custer, 70, of Easley, S.C. Custer was taken into custody in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when he turned himself in after speaking to Waynesville investigators on the telephone. 

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