ST. GEORGE — A man already on probation for stealing a city bus was arrested again for taking another vehicle from the same spot, prosecutors said.
Nickolas Ellias, 24, got into an empty MTA bus at the St. George Ferry Terminal shortly after midnight on Saturday and drove it away, according to a criminal complaint.
He drove it several miles from the terminal before he abandoned it at the corner of Port Richmond Avenue and Ann Street in Port Richmond, the New York Daily News reported.
Ellias was arrested later that morning and charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and unauthorized use of a vehicle at his Sunday arraignment, the Staten Island District Attorney's office said.
A psychological evaluation was ordered and he was held without bail, the DA said.
His lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.
Ellias was arrested in 2014 for stealing a bus at the terminal and driving it to his home, the News reported. He pleaded guilty to grand larceny and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and is on probation until 2018.
