Saline Man Held on $100,000 in Armed Robbery Case

Bond was set at $100,000 Wednesday for a Saline Township man accused of robbing ATM customers at gunpoint.

Brentson Charles McIntire, 30, was arraigned on two counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery. Armed robbery carries a sentence of up to life in prison. Attempted armed robbery carries a sentence of up to five years.

in Saline Monday night by . Police say he was stopped just before he was about to rob a customer at the United Bank and Trust ATM on North Maple Street in Saline. Police say that during an interview, McIntire confessed to using a BB gun to rob two customers at over the weekend. assisted in the arrest and interview of McIntire.

According to police reports, a person close to the accused alerted police to McIntire's intention to rob an ATM Monday evening. The person told police where McIntire was headed and what he was wearing. Police confonted McIntire near . Police say he took off running, dropping a bb gun in the process. The gun matched the description given by victims in the Pittsfield robberies, police say. Minutes later, police received another tip about his whereabouts and he was arrested during a traffic stop.