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Man robs bank to pay for daughter’s chemotherapy after insurance runs out

A Michigan father faces jail time for robbing a bank to pay for his daughter's pricey cancer treatments.

A man desperate to pay for his infant daughter’s cancer treatment is now in jail after attempting to rob a bank.

Brian Randolph is accused of robbing a Michigan credit union earlier this month. Police say he passed a note to the tellers saying he had a shotgun and demanded they give him money, though he never revealed the firearm.

After being arrested, Randolph told officials that his motive was to pay for his child’s chemotherapy since his insurance company was no longer paying for the pricey treatments. The child suffers from an eye cancer called retinoblastoma.

The 23-year-old has been charged with armed robbery and bank robbery, which could land him a maximum sentence of life in prison. His bond is set at $500,000.

The child’s mother has set up a GoFundMe account, which has raised over $8,000 of the goal of $5,500.

“To some of the world he is a monster” the mother, Asia Dupree wrote. “To us he is a father that wanted to protect his daughter.”