Lorne Lynch, a Hollister man charged federally in two robberies of the Evans Road Family Dollar, had only a partial detention hearing on Friday in which evidence was presented in Greenville, court records show.

The remainder of the hearing is set for the February term of court.

The delay comes after District Judge Terrence W. Boyle signed an order last week granting the extension of time, records show.

The order was based on a motion by the Federal Public Defender’s office which was appointed to represent Lynch, who remains confined at the Halifax County Detention Center.

The defender’s office requested more time to meet and review discovery material with Lynch, conduct any necessary investigation, assess the possibility of motions, and determine an appropriate resolution, the motion says.

Lynch had been indicted on two federal counts in July. The counts are tied to two robberies of the Family Dollar store on Evans Road in Hollister.

Count one charges that Lynch robbed the store by means of actual and threatened force on April 5 and in count two it charges he committed the same crime the following day.

The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported at the time that during the April 6 robbery Lynch, 35, was stabbed by an employee.

He fled the store and stole a car. He was apprehended a short time later. He was initially taken to a trauma unit for treatment. 

The first robbery occurred around 8:30 p.m. on April 5. 

Investigation by Sergeant B. Edmondson revealed that Lynch was the suspect in the first robbery, in which he wielded a knife and forced employees to move from one location to another.

He left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The following morning Lynch returned to the same store to commit a second robbery. He injured an employee with his knife but the employee used his own knife to injure Lynch.