Aiken County Sheriff's deputies arrested a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred at Days Inn Thursday afternoon.
Michael Alan Turner, 55, of Aiken was arrested about 2 p.m. Friday at the Circle K at 1694 Indian Trail Road in Batesburg.
Turner has been charged following the robbery, which occurred at 4:14 p.m. Thursday at the hotel, located on Columbia Highway, near I-20.
According to Aiken County Sheriff's Cpt. Eric Abdullah, the clerk told deputies Thursday the suspect came into the business and demanded money while indicating he had a weapon. The suspect fled the area with an undetermined amount of money, running toward West Frontage Road and possibly getting into a vehicle, Abdullah said.
Turner is the suspect in another armed robbery that happened in North Augusta at the Waffle House on Laurel Lake Drive on Thursday.
North Augusta Department of Public Safety officers responded to the restaurant at 6 p.m. where three witnesses told them a suspect entered the store, went to the bathroom, came back and ordered a coffee, according to public safety reports.
The witnesses said the man kept his right hand in his pocket and advised employees to put money in a bag and he did not want to hurt them, police said. The suspect in that robbery left with $421.86, according to reports, in a green Ford Explorer and headed north on Highway 25.
Turner was transported to the Aiken County detention center.