Gharabaki is charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree commercial burglary, two counts of possession of an assault weapon, carrying a loaded firearm on one’s person in a city, carrying a concealed weapon and having a concealed weapon inside a vehicle, according to a criminal complaint.
Gharabaki’s hearing was trailed to Friday, when Burbank Police officers and other witnesses are expected to testify in the case.
“If everyone is not here at 8:30 a.m., I will dismiss this case,” Hegarty said.
Hegarty had upheld a $2-million bail for Gharabaki at a Dec. 11 hearing because he said Gharabaki was “a danger to the public” and had intended to hurt many people.
He also denied Munos’ request to reduce Gharabaki’s bail or to release him on his own recognizance.
She argued that he wasn’t a flight risk because she said he had a steady job with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority.
Burbank police arrested Gharabaki on Oct. 31 after he tried to steal two knives from Sport Chalet, at 201 E. Magnolia Blvd. and fought with security guards, Hegarty said.
Gharabaki was wearing a bullet-proof vest and was carrying a Glock 45 and Beretta 9 mm in his pants’ waistband when police arrested him at the sports store, police said.
Police searched his car that was parked outside the store and found an AK-47 and Spike’s Tactical AR-15, and a note in his wallet, where he describes his plan to kill himself and others, according to court reports.
Police seized numerous guns from Gharabaki’s home and thousands of pounds of ammunition, he said.
But the firearms were legal, and Gharabaki had permits for them, Munos said.
