Hearing Set for Brandon Michael Council in Federal Court

Columbia, South Carolina-------United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Brandon Michael Council, age 32, of Wilson, North Carolina, will make his initial appearance in a South Carolina courtroom at a hearing set for Thursday afternoon, September 14, 2017, at 2:30 P.M. at the McMillan Federal Building in Florence, South Carolina, 401 West Evans Street, Florence, South Carolina, 29501.

Council has been charged in a criminal complaint with Armed Bank Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Resulting in Death and with Use, Carry, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence and appeared in federal court on August 24, 2017, for a hearing in Greenville, North Carolina, shortly after his arrest.  Council remains in federal custody.

The case is being investigated by Special Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Conway Police Department,  South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Horry County Police Department, Horry County Sheriff’s Office,  Myrtle Beach Police Department, Wilson North Carolina Police Department, Greenville North Carolina Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and the United States Marshal’s Service.

The United States Attorney stated that all charges are merely accusations and that the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
 

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