When confronted by store security, the alleged Hells Angels member pulled out a knife and swung it wildly at the store employees, giving him time to get away in an awaiting car

BN- U.S. Marshals Service on Friday arrested a North Carolina man in connection with an incident last week at the Home Depot in West Ashley.

The Charleston Police Department has charged Lawrence Shrewsbury, 34, of Gastonia, N.C., with armed robbery, possession of a knife during a violent crime and assault.

According to the Marshals Service, the charges stem from an incident last week in which Shrewsbury attempted to leave the Home Depot with unpaid merchandise. When confronted by store security, the alleged Hells Angels member pulled out a knife and swung it wildly at the store employees, giving him time to get away in an awaiting car, according to a news release.

U.S. marshals and their law enforcement partners in Charlotte noticed Shrewsbury walking from a Waffle House and placed him into custody without incident, the release said.

Shrewsbury will be held at the Gaston County Jail in North Carolina, where he will await extradition to Charleston.