SAGINAW, MI — A Buena Vista Township man is charged with robbing his adoptive parents at gunpoint earlier this month.

Matthew J. Pacheco-McKinney, 23, is charged with armed robbery Nov. 5 at his and his parents' home at 4745 Melrose.

He's accused of entering his parents' home and robbing them of money and their laptop, among other items, said Saginaw County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Boyd.

Armed robbery carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Saginaw County District Judge M. Randall Jurrens arraigned Pacheco-McKinney on Nov. 17 and ordered him held without bond in advance of a Wednesday, Nov. 26 preliminary hearing before District Judge Kyle Higgs Tarrant.

Pacheco-McKinney appeared before Tarrant on Monday for a pre-hearing conference, and his attorney William White requested a psychiatric exam to determine whether Pacheco-McKinney is mentally competent and can be held criminally responsible. Tarrant ordered the exam, to which defendants are entitled, and adjourned Pacheco-McKinney's hearing.

Pacheco-McKinney remains jailed.

— Andy Hoag covers courts for MLive/The Saginaw News. Email him at ahoag@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter @awhoag