Judge denies bond for alleged gas station robber

Staff
Published: May 13, 2008

A judge denied bond today for the Lynchburg man that prosecutors allege shot a Campbell Avenue gas station clerk in a robbery last month.

Kionne Lyndale Pulley, 20, is charged with robbery, aggravated malicious wounding, and two firearms charges in the April 24 hold-up of a CITGO gas station that left its clerk, Abderrahin Elfilali, critically injured.

After Pulley’s unsuccessful attempt to get a $5,000 bond, he slammed a courtroom door and made obscene gestures toward a television camera.

Five juveniles are also charged with armed robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a robbery. Four of them face charges of aggravated malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a malicious wounding while three face charges of wearing a mask in public in the commission of a felony.

Prosecutors said today they believe Pulley is the one who shot Elfilali.

While Pulley is the only adult charged, prosecutors are seeking to try the juveniles as adults as well.

For more details on Pulley’s hearing and the status of the case, check back with NewsAdvance.com or see tomorrow’s edition of The News & Advance.