8/27/13 - Two men and two women from Lansing have been indicted by a federal grand jury for a series of bank robberies in Brighton, Williamston and Stockbridge. 42-year-old Todd White and Roderigious Williams were both charged with three counts of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. White was also charged separately with brandishing a firearm during a felony and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Federal authorities say that on March 18th, the pair, along with two Lansing women, Andrea Hath and Jessica Felix, robbed the PNC Bank on West Grand River in Brighton. The indictment says White, armed with a 9mm handgun, jumped the counter and got away with $15,000 while Williams served as the getaway driver. Court records say that White, Williams and Felix then returned to Brighton April 26th and robbed the 1st National Bank on Challis Road, making off with nearly $22,000. The trio is then accused of robbing the Independent Bank in Williamston on May 24th, getting away with $8,500 and finally on May 29th, holding up the Farmers State Bank in Stockbridge, getting away with almost $19,000. The indictment says White used a 9mm pistol and an Airsoft pellet gun during the robberies. White reportedly confessed to the Brighton robberies following his arrest May 31st. He and Williams remain in federal custody pending a September 10th hearing for all four defendants in U.S District Court in Grand Rapids, with a trial date set for September 17th. White is also charged in Livingston County for the Brighton robberies and is due in court Friday for a pretrial hearing.
(JK)
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