Last night, we told you about 26 year-old Candelario Lemus, the man who tried to rob a bus driver in front of his passengers on Saturday using an icepick.
As we reported, report, Eldon Chiac, was on his route on Princess Margaret Drive and he stopped his bus so that passengers could get out. After some passengers got off, Lemus rushed inside and grabbed Chiac by the shoulder, in an attempt to stab him with an ice pick.
Chiac struggled with Lemus and was stabbed with the icepick, but he managed to escape. Lemus took that time to grab Chiac's purse inside the bus, which contained $275 in the day's proceeds. He didn't get very far, however, because Chiac pursued him, and managed to keep him in sight until police intervened and arrested him.
On Monday, he was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith on the charges of robbery, aggravated assault, wounding and damage to property. He pleaded not guilty and was granted bail of $2,000 even though the prosecutor objected to bail.
He was not able to meet bail on Monday, and as a result, he spent the night in prison. He was brought back yesterday when he was finally able to do so. So, tonight he is out on bail, and he must return to court on June 4, 2013.
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