A 27-year-old taxi driver who allegedly went on a “robbing spree” with his hired car was placed in state custody last Thursday, after facing the court for reportedly robbing one of his passengers with an ice-pick.Marvin Harte,Cheap Jerseys Store, of Annadale, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was not allowed to plead to the indictable charge of robbery under arms.Harte,NFL Jerseys Outlet From China, on Monday last, allegedly robbed Dennis Mundo with an ice pick. The alleged robbery took place at Supply,China NFL Jerseys, East Bank Demerara. Harte reportedly took from Mundo a pair of “Nike” shoes, a silver chain and two cell phones, a Blackberry included. The items totaled $70,000.The police said that on the day in question,NFL Jerseys China Wholesale, the accused was driving a hired car given to him by a 44-year-old woman to work as a taxi.They said that at the time of the incident, the victim was awaiting transportation on the Grove Public Road when the accused reportedly stopped his hire car vehicle in front of the complainant and asked him if he was travelling.The complainant reportedly entered the car after accepting the driver’s offer. The police said two other persons were seated in the back seat of the car when the complainant instructed the driver to take him to Sarah Johanna.The police reported that the accused was approaching Supply when he stopped his car and went into the back seat of his vehicle, while one of the men previously seated in the back seat exited the car to facilitate the driver. The accused reportedly placed the ice pick at the victim’s neck and demanded the man’s valuables.After relieving the complainant of his articles,NFL Jerseys China, the accused threw the man out of the vehicle and drove off.The victim later reported the incident to the Timehri Police Station and after tracking the vehicle, PMM 5564, the police detained the accused.Attorney-at-law Paul Fung-a Fat made a bail application for his client. He argued that the complainant was unaware of who robbed him since there were other persons present in the vehicle. The lawyer thus requested bail in a reasonable sum for his client.The prosecution however refuted Fung-a-Fat’s claim and said that its information differed from the attorney’s since Harte was positively identified by the victim at an identification parade. They also argued that the accused had similar matters in the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court after he reportedly committed robberies on several persons in the same manner on the East Coast.The accused was remanded to jail and ordered to make another court appearance on September 21.