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Updated at 7:57 p.m., Sunday, December 21, 2008

Honolulu robbery suspect facing federal charges

Advertiser Staff

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Bronson McShane

Courtesy Hawai‘i Criminal Justice Data Center

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An armed-robbery suspect arrested by police Wednesday in Waikiki is being held without bail at the main police station cellblock for pickup tomorrow by federal authorities.

Bronson McShane, 24, is being held for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, police said.

A Nov. 25 Honolulu CrimeStoppers bulletin identified McShane as a suspect in the Nov. 10 takeover robbery of Leilani Lounge at 1219 Ke'eaumoku St. in which a shotgun was used. He was also under investigation for a November takeover robbery of a bar in Chinatown, also involving a shotgun. Chinatown is a Weed & Seed zone crime-reduction zone.

McShane was arrested Wedesday at 6:41 p.m. at 2303 Ala Wai and booked on suspicion of first-degree burglary and second-degree criminal trespass. He has eight prior convictions.