OAKLAND — A 57-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the kidnapping and robbery of a librarian who left her job near Lake Merritt, court records show.
Clive Bryan, of Oakland, was charged with kidnapping and second-degree robbery in reference to the Oct. 21 incident. According to Oakland police, Bryan was arrested last week and denied being in the realm where the incident occurred.
The victim, a librarian at Lakeview Library, told police she was at a bus stop near the library when a person walked as much as her and sat on the bench. He allegedly referred to her as his “white mistress” and made offensive comments. He then told her that he had a knife and that if she didn't comply he would kill her in front of everyone.
The woman said she never saw a knife, however the man had his hand in his jacket and acted as if he had one, authorities said. She complied along with his demands, walked a brief distance to a close-by bank and withdrew several hundred dollars in money for him, authorities said.
The robber then allegedly accompanied her back to the bus stop and remained there until she got on a bus and left, authorities said. Investigators seized video footage from the bank and sent it to other officers, one in all whom recognized Bryan, in line with court documents.
Bryan was arrested on December third. During a police interview, he allegedly denied having been within the neighborhood for years, but said he lived out of his van and stayed in numerous parts of the town. He denied knowing the lady but identified himself from the bank's video footage before retracting the comment, explaining that his eyesight was poor and requesting a lawyer, authorities said.
A judge set Bryan's bond at $150,000. He stays in Santa Rita Prison in Dublin, with a court hearing scheduled for later this week. Bryan's attorney has asked a judge to scale back his bail or release him, court records show. Bryan has not yet entered a plea.
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