Accused Carjacker Waives Hearing
A man accused of carjacking a vehicle from the Zippo parking lot on Barbour Street has waived his preliminary hearing.
According to papers filed in District Judge Dom Cercone's office, 24-year-old Michael Blum of Congress Street approached Ryan Anderson on August 6 and demanded the keys to his vehicle. When Anderson refused, Blum pulled out a knife, held it to Anderson's throat and said "Give me your f***ing keys. I am not kidding."
Blum's alleged accomplice, Jessica Gulledge, got in the car and backed it up while Blum was still holding the knife on Anderson, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
Blum also demanded Anderson's wallet. The second time, Anderson gave him a pack of cigarettes.
On August 7, the stolen vehicle was involved in a chase that started in Smethport and ended in Limestone, NY.
Blum is charged with robbery, robbery of a motor vehicle, conspiracy, theft by unlawful taking, simple assault and reckless endangerment.
He's in jail on $50,000 bail.
from the affidavit of probable cause filed in Cercone's Union Square office
According to papers filed in District Judge Dom Cercone's office, 24-year-old Michael Blum of Congress Street approached Ryan Anderson on August 6 and demanded the keys to his vehicle. When Anderson refused, Blum pulled out a knife, held it to Anderson's throat and said "Give me your f***ing keys. I am not kidding."
Blum's alleged accomplice, Jessica Gulledge, got in the car and backed it up while Blum was still holding the knife on Anderson, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
Blum also demanded Anderson's wallet. The second time, Anderson gave him a pack of cigarettes.
On August 7, the stolen vehicle was involved in a chase that started in Smethport and ended in Limestone, NY.
Blum is charged with robbery, robbery of a motor vehicle, conspiracy, theft by unlawful taking, simple assault and reckless endangerment.
He's in jail on $50,000 bail.
from the affidavit of probable cause filed in Cercone's Union Square office
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