Crime & Safety

Florissant Man Charged In Brentwood First Bank Robbery

The bank inside Dierberg's on Eager Road was robbed Jan. 7. Police arrested the defendant a week later.

A Florissant man is accused of robbing the First Bank branch inside the Brentwood Dierberg’s store at 8450 Eager Road on Jan. 7.

Michael A. Abbott, 28, of the 1000 block of St. Brendan Lane in Florissant, was charged Saturday by St. Louis County prosecutors with first-degree robbery.

Brentwood Police said Abbott handed a teller inside the bank a note that said he had a gun and demanded money.

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Brentwood Police arrested Abbott Friday.

Abbott was being held in St. Louis County jail Wednesday. Bail was set at $100,000, cash only.

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