PEMBROKE — A Pembroke man accused of robbing a bank was arrested on Thursday about a half hour after the robbery when a vehicle and foot chase ended in Red Springs, according to a police report.

Assistant Police Chief Dwayne Hunt arrested James Brian Collins, 41, of 353 Lacy Road, at about 5 p.m. after an estimated 23-minute chase that began in Pembroke. Hunt said he chased Collins down on foot after the suspect jumped out of his vehicle.

Collins is charged with robbing the Lumbee Bank on Third Street. According to a police report, a man entered the bank at about 4:30 p.m. and handed the teller a note that read that he had a gun and said to give him $1,200 and “nobody will get hurt.”

The teller gave him $1,200 and the man fled in a four-door Saturn car.

Hunt said police received tips on the whereabouts of the Saturn and a chase followed that ended on a dirt road off of N.C. 71 in Red Springs. He said Collins jumped out of the vehicle and started running, but he was able to capture him quickly.

“When I saw that he didn’t have anything in his hands, I holstered my weapon and began a foot chase,” Hunt said.

Hunt said no weapon was found, but Collins faces an armed robbery charge because he led the teller to believe he had a gun and state law doesn’t make a distinction.

Collins is also charged with multiple traffic violations, according to Hunt.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol and Pembroke police were involved in the chase. Robeson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived after the arrest and helped search the vehicle and the area for any weapons. The Federal Bureau of Investigation assisted in investigating the incident, which is now concluded, according to Hunt.

“I just appreciate everybody pulling together,” Hunt said.

Collins was being held at the Robeson County jail under a $100,000 secured bond. Hunt said the accused acted alone.

Collins served a year in prison in 1994 and 1995 for a felony possession charge of cocaine, according to the North Carolina Department of Correction.

The Lumbee Bank closed after the incident for the remainder of the day but reopened at its regular time on Friday.