A hearing for accused bank robber David Weaver, 39, of Junedale, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, was continued at the last minute.

The continuance was asked by the state police. No new date was immediately set.Weaver is accused of the Nov. 18 robbery of the Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank along Route 903 in Penn Forest Township.He is presently being held in the Carbon County Correctional Facility under $500,000 bail.Weaver has been charged with three counts of robbery from a financial institution, one count of theft by unlawful taking, and three counts of recklessly endangering another person.The arresting officer is Corporal William Gross of the Lehighton barracks of the state police.Police accuse Weaver of entering the bank at 3:50 p.m. Nov. 18 by smashing the glass safety door with a small black handgun.The affidavit says, "Once inside the suspect approached all three working tellers, pointed the handgun at each of them, and demanded 'big bills.' The suspect took money from each of the tellers before exiting through the front door and fleeing across Route 903 into a wooded area."Weaver got a total of $4,613.70 during the robbery, according to the affidavit.Weaver was arrested on Jan. 8 at his residence following a tip to police that he was the bank robber.He was taken into custody by state police along with two FBI agents.When Weaver was arrested, police said they found a shotgun, 35 $2 bills, a small amount of suspected methamphetamine, and a black Glock 17 9-mm handgun.Weaver was not brought to the district judge's office for the continuance.