Trial Date Pushed Back for Alleged Radio Shack Robber

The trial date for a 33-year-old man accused of robbing the Radio Shack at 870 Ralston Ave. and holding a store employee at knifepoint in August has been reset from November to March.

Marquez Hicks, who is in custody in lieu of $50,000 bail, was scheduled to have a pre-trial conference on Monday, but a San Mateo County Superior Court judge agreed to push back the pre-trial conference and trial at the defense's request.

Prosecutors say Hicks entered the Radio Shack the morning of Aug. 28 and used a box cutter to begin removing a digital camera from its plastic wrap.

The 22-year-old female clerk then approached Hicks and told him to stop, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.

But Hicks instead allegedly held the box cutter to the woman's neck and told her not to tell anyone and pretend the incident never happened.

He then fled the store, but police found him nearby with the box cutter and a stolen phone, prosecutors said. He was promptly arrested.

He is next due in court for his pre-trial conference, which is set for Nov. 23.