The new hearing date for David Brian Weaver, 39, of Junedale, accused of robbing a bank in Penn Forest Township on Nov. 18, is April 1.

The preliminary hearing was originally scheduled for Feb. 18 but was continued without explanation at the last minute.The April 1 hearing is slated for 1 p.m. before District Judge Edward M. Lewis of Jim Thorpe.Weaver remains in the Carbon County Correctional Facility on $500,000 monetary bail.He is charged with three counts of robbery, one count of theft by unlawful taking and three counts of recklessly endangering another person.The arresting officer is Cpl. William Gross of the Lehighton barracks of the state police.Weaver is accused of breaking the glass on the front door of the Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank with a handgun to gain entry at 3:50 p.m. Nov. 18.The affidavit of probable cause says inside, Weaver approached all three working tellers, pointing the handgun at each of them and demanding "big bills."He fled with a total of $4,613.70.On Jan. 8, a confidential source informed police that Weaverhad committed the robbery. He was apprehended at his home and taken into custody withoutincident.Inside his residence were a shotgun, 35 $2 bills, a small amount of suspected methamphetamine, and a black 9 mm pistol, police said.