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A Michigan man accused of robbing a credit union told police he needed money to help pay for his daughter’s chemotherapy treatments, authorities say.
23-year-old Brian Randolph is accused of robbing the Vibe Credit Union in South Lyon, Michigan, on Aug. 12.
Police said Randolph entered the building before passing a note demanding money. The note indicated he had a shotgun hidden in his clothes, though he never revealed the firearm. Police told ABC News that he said he did not actually bring a gun with him.
Randolph was charged with armed robbery and bank robbery, police said. His bond was set at $500,000.
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After his arrest, Randolph told police that his motive for the robbery was to help pay for his 1-year-old daughter’s cancer treatments. He said that he robbed the credit union in a last-ditch attempt to find a way to fund the treatments, according to South Lyon Public Information Officer Lieutenant Christopher Sovik.
Randolph’s family, told 8News’ ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV that they think he was desperately trying to get money before his daughter’s upcoming chemotherapy treatment. Asia Dupree, Randolph’s girlfriend and mother of their 1-year-old daughter, said that their daughter Brialynn has retinoblastoma, a cancer that forms in the eye.
“I guess it was desperation. Time was ticking right before her appointment came up,” Dupree told WXYZ-TV.
Randolph was arraigned in court on Wednesday.
ABC News contributed to this report.
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