A 20-year-old Monroe man is being held pending a bond determination in Pitt County after court documents allege he threatened a victim with a firearm and stole just $30. Jeanmal Steve Denzel Lamont now faces a charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon tied to an incident Greenville police investigated earlier this month.
According to WCTI, the alleged robbery happened on October 11, with court documents accusing Lamont of possessing and threatening to use a Black Ruger firearm during the encounter. The same court documents allege he stole $30 from the victim and that his actions put the victim’s life in danger.
Court documents also indicate that Lamont was on pretrial release for a previous offense at the time he was charged in this case, the station reports. That detail could carry weight when a judge weighs whether to grant release again.
Magistrate Orders Lamont Held Pending Bond Decision
Lamont appeared before a magistrate on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, who ordered him held without release pending a bond determination from a district court judge, per the station's report. He is scheduled to appear in Pitt County District Court on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Bond decisions of this kind fall under North Carolina's Pretrial Integrity Act, which, according to a summary from the North Carolina General Assembly, gives judges discretion over whether defendants charged with certain felonies must be granted pretrial release and requires a judge to set any conditions if release is permitted. Robbery with a dangerous weapon is the kind of charge that can trigger that heightened judicial review.
How North Carolina Handles Initial Court Appearances
A magistrate appearance is standard procedure in the state. The North Carolina Judicial Branch explains that, in most cases, a person who has been arrested is brought before a judicial official, usually a magistrate, where conditions of release, commonly known as bail or bond, can be addressed before the case moves forward to district court.
Lamont's Tuesday hearing in Pitt County District Court is where a judge is expected to make that bond determination. Details about the outcome of that hearing, along with specifics of the alleged robbery location and any additional case developments, were not available as of this report.
