PARIS – A judge reduced bail in South Paris District Court on Monday for a man accused of trying to rob the Paris Rite-Aid pharmacy.

Toby Alan Boutilier, 31, of Western Avenue, was arrested Saturday on charges of Class B robbery and Class D criminal attempt, or the equivalent of attempted theft of scheduled drugs. He was initially booked on $20,000 cash or $50,000 surety bail.

Judge John McElwee reduced Boutilier’s bail to $5,000 cash or $20,000 surety at the recommendation of Assistant District Attorney Joe O’Connor. McElwee said Boutilier may also try for a Maine Pretrial Services contract; is not to possess illegal drugs, alcohol, or dangerous weapons, and must submit to random searches to check for compliance; and he may not return to any Rite-Aid store.

Boutilier had not been released from the Oxford County Jail as of Monday afternoon.

Boutilier is accused of demanding Oxycontin, a prescription painkiller, from the Main Street pharmacy on Saturday afternoon and making threats when denied the medication.

The store went into a lockdown mode after Boutilier attempted to enter the store a second time.

No one was injured and Boutilier was arrested without incident after he was found in his vehicle near the store.

According to the Maine criminal code, robbery is a Class B offense if a person uses threats or non-injurious physical force with the intent to commit theft.

O’Connor said that Boutilier would be an appropriate defendant for a pretrial contract, but asked that bail remain high due to the seriousness of the charges.

Defense lawyer Maurice Porter asked for a modest cash bail, saying that Boutilier is employed at a Bridgton construction company and the sole support for three children.