Ewing teen out on bail for robbery arrested again, charged with stealing iPhone, officials say
Manuel Alicea, 19, of Ewing was arrested and charged with theft of an iPhone while out on bail for another alleged robbery in Princeton. Manuel Alicea Jr., 19, posted bail for the original robbery charge on June 7, but Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Casey DeBlasio said Princeton police soon linked him to an earlier theft.
“Through further investigation, police developed information to charge Alicea with the theft of an iPhone that occurred on May 29,” DeBlasio said.
Alicea was arrested for the iPhone theft in July and entered the Mercer County Correction Center on Sept. 4 in lieu of making bail.
A Superior Court judge on Thursday maintained bail for the alleged May theft at $20,000.
Alicea and Trenton resident Antonio Lewis, 19, were charged with robbery on June 2 after they allegedly robbed a couple near the Princeton University campus, threatening the victims with a stun gun.
The suspects allegedly stole cell phones, a backpack, about $100 cash and souvenir gold coins during the robbery.
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