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A Marietta College student accused of stabbing a local man in a Sept. 27 robbery attempt waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Marietta Municipal Court.

MC sophomore Thomas G. Robison II, 19, of Apple Creek, remains in the custody of the Washington County Jail on a $150,000 bond. His case will now be presented to a Washington County grand jury for possible indictment.

David Scheimann, 33, of 713 Greene St., Marietta, sustained injuries to his hands and stomach in the attack. He was released from Marietta Memorial Hospital within the past week, according to hospital officials.

Assistant Washington County Prosecutor Susan Vessels said Robison is likely to face additional charges when the case goes before a grand jury. Robison is currently charged with first-degree felony robbery, which carries a possible 10-year prison sentence.

"I would expect felonious assault would also be considered," Vessels said.

Felonious assault, a second-degree felony, carries a possible eight-year prison sentence.

According to police, Robison followed Scheimann home from a downtown bar and then stabbed the man in the stomach after he refused to turn over his wallet. The 2:30 a.m. incident took place near Sheimann's residence in the 700 block of Greene Street.

Scheimann was able to walk about 200 feet from where he was stabbed to a nearby Speedway gas station where employees called for help.

Robison was arrested at his dorm after people he came into contact with at the college reported the man confessed to being involved in an altercation.