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Arthur Ascolese appears in court in Jersey City today, March 13, 2015, on charges he tried to rob a man he knew at knife-point but his mask came off.

JERSEY CITY -- A Bayonne robber's plan to steal from a man he knew may have gone off without a hitch -- but the would-be thief's heist fell apart when his mask fell off, authorities said.

Arthur A. Ascolese, of the 100 block of West 48th Street, was charged with robbery, burglary and a weapons offense related to a folding knife, the criminal complaint says.

Bail was set at $75,000 cash or bond when the 44-year-old appeared today in Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.

Ascolese has five prior arrests and two disorderly persons convictions, according to court records. As he waked out of the jail's video-conferencing room Ascolese mumbled, "I'm gonna stay here forever."

Authorities said a masked Ascolese went to the door of someone who knew him, pulled out a knife and took money, a phone and a tablet. When the mask fell off the victim recognized him; and the victim was cut in the ensuing scuffle, according to the criminal complaint.