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Police: Suspect Robbed Bank With Note Written On Cell Phone Bill

Charleston City Police have arrested a man suspected of robbing the Federal Credit Union on Folly Road.

Police say 41-year-old Carl Lee Mikell gave the teller a note demanding money that was written on the back of his cell phone bill!

Mikell is charged with entering a financial institution with the intent to steal. Police say he walked into the James Island bank around 9:30am Thursday and poured a flammable liquid on the carpet.

Mikell is being held in the Charleston County Detention Center and is scheduled to have a bond hearing at 2pm Friday.

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