SOUTH LYON, Mich.
(WXYZ) - The family of 23-year-old Brian Randolph says the only reason the
Oakland County man robbed a bank was to pay for his young daughter's chemo
treatments.
Now, he's being held on
$500,000 bond.
"He just asked me,
when am I gonna get out of here. I said you may not get out of here," says
Karri Mitchell, Randolph's attorney.
Randolph was arrested
August 14th, two days after police say he robbed a Vibe Credit Union in South
Lyon.
His one year old
daughter's insurance was abruptly canceled, and with no money, his family says
the desperate father tried robbing a bank.
His girlfriend tells 7
Action News, "I'm not sure what he was thinking at that point, but at the
end of the day the only thing I can think about is him trying to take care of
his child."
Brailynn Randolph goes
to chemo every four weeks, as she battles retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer.
Police say surveillance
photos show Randolph giving the teller a note, also indicating he had a gun on
August 12th, but never showed one.
His aunt tells us,
"The only thing he kept telling me is I want to be the man I'm supposed to
be. I want to provide for my child."
Brailynn's mother told
7 Action News this afternoon that the insurance company finally called her
back. She was told the insurance was canceled because she didn't renew the
policy once Brailynn turned one.
She claims she wasn't
aware that was necessary. She says she's still working on getting back coverage
for Brailynn.
Randolph is expected
back in court Wednesday morning for a preliminary hearing.
Brailynn's mother
started a GoFundMe page last year after the diagnosis.
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