BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 51-year-old man is facing a bank robbery charge after police say he walked into a Bloomfield Township bank and showed the teller a message on his phone demanding cash.
The robbery happened at around 2 p.m. on April 1, 2026, at Mi Bank, 3707 W. Maple.
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Deshawn Steven Johnson allegedly entered the bank and showed a clerk a message on his phone that read: “Robbery, give me all the $100.00’s and $50.00’s, No Disturbances,” according to a release from the Bloomfield Township Police Department.
The clerk handed over the cash from her drawer. After that, police say Johnson allegedly left the bank and drove away in a black van.
Investigators from the Troy Special Investigations Unit, the Southfield Tactical Crime Suppression Unit, and the Bloomfield Township Police Department worked together to find Johnson.
They located him in Southfield on April 3, 2026, two days after the robbery.
Johnson was taken into custody without incident. Investigators believe they recovered cash from the robbery at the time of his arrest.
Police say Johnson has several prior convictions for bank robbery.
On Sunday, April 5, 2026, he was charged with bank robbery and was arraigned the following day.
His bond was set at $1 million by 48th District Court Magistrate Richardson.