The man accused of robbing a jewelry store at Massachusetts' Northshore Mall while wearing the distinctive mask from the movie "Scream" appeared in court on Tuesday.
A judge in Peabody District Court ordered that Starlin Batista be ordered held without bail on a charge of of armed and masked robbery pending a dangerousness hearing next week, according to the Essex County District Attorney's Office.
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Prosecutors offered new information on the case, alleging that Batista entered the Kay Jewelers in the Peabody mall about 12:45 p.m. Monday, demanding that employees give him gold and jewelry and displayed a weapon police later found was a BB gun.
In a backpack Batista brought was a note that said employees of the store had two minutes to give him the gold and jewelry before he opened fire, prosecutors said.
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Some stores briefly closed after the robber fled, the mall told NBC10 Boston Monday.
A Peabody police officer chased Batista, still wearing the mask, across Route 128 from the Northshore Mall and caught up with him near Northshore Road, officials have said. A black BB gun and stolen necklaces and watches were allegedly found on him.
Batista is due back in court Monday.
