Greenville County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating an overnight robbery.
They said a man with a machete held up the Celtic Tavern at 22349 Asheville Highway in Landrum around 2:30 a.m. Friday morning and took off with cash.
Deputies say the suspect was arrested in a gas station parking lot at the intersection of Highway 176 and Highway 14.
They say a Landrum police officer saw the suspect in a vehicle at the Hot Spot.
The officer approached the car and told the man inside to get out of the vehicle. The suspect ran.
Officers caught him, arrested him and took him back to the victim who told police he was the man who robbed them earlier.
Landrum Police say his name is Russel C. Geisller, 26. He is being charged with failure to stop, possession from a stolen vehicle by Landrum officers.
Warrants in Greenville County charge Geisller with armed robbery, possession of a weapon and kidnapping.
It’s not known when Geisller will be extradited to Greenville County officials.
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