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Two men charged with robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint pleaded not guilty at Circuit Court on Monday.
Prince Buses, 19, and
Celow R.C. Woods, 20, appeared at their arraignment via closed-circuit video link from the Oahu Community Correctional Center after both men were indicted by an Oahu grand jury on charges of first-degree
robbery.
Judge Colette Garibaldi confirmed bail at
$50,000 each and set their trial for the week of April 10.
According to court documents, shortly before 1 a.m. Jan. 13, a Charley’s Taxi driver drove Buses and Woods to Safeway on Pali Highway from Times Supermarket in Liliha. Once the driver reached the store, Buses allegedly brandished a handgun and demanded money and the driver’s cellphone.
Meanwhile, Woods allegedly tried to remove the taxi’s surveillance camera near the dashboard. Police said the driver gave them $80 and his iPhone before they fled.
After the robbery, police released footage from the surveillance camera, asking the public’s help in identifying the two culprits.
Police arrested Buses in Waikiki and Woods in Chinatown on Jan. 27.