DUBOIS – A DuBois man who took a man’s wallet out of his hand has been charged with robbery.
Robert L. Kistler Jr., 40, 49 E. Long Ave., DuBois was charged by DuBois City police with robbery, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and disorderly conduct in connection with an incident Nov. 11 in DuBois.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, the victim told police that earlier in the day he was at the Giant Eagle store where he bought two, 1.5-liter bottles of soda. He was met by a man he only knew as “Robbie,” who lives near him. An officer later determined he was talking about Kistler.
The victim said Kistler took his bag and his wallet with $10 in it that was still in his hand. Before leaving, he also grabbed a cell phone that was on the victim’s belt. He left in hurry, saying he was not done with the victim yet.
When officers saw Kistler walking up the sidewalk near his home, drinking a soda, they spoke with him about the incident. Kistler denied taking any of the items. One of the officers asked about a bulge in his pocket and Kistler pulled out some items but said he didn’t have anything. But when he was patted down and a cell phone was recovered.
Kistler claimed he found the phone and planned on giving it back to the victim. Kistler denied taking the wallet. After he was told to cooperate by another individual, Kistler went over to his porch and lifted a chair. Underneath he pulled out a brown wallet. He said there wasn’t any money in it.
Kistler’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 11 in District Judge Patrick Ford’s office in DuBois.