WAILUKU — A July 6 trial has been set for three Kihei men charged with assaulting and threatening Kihei Safeway employees after a shoplifting attempt turned violent last month.

During arraignments yesterday in 2nd Circuit Court, Chris Cudlipp, 25, and brothers Ambrose Avilla, 22, and Dayton Ikaika Avilla, 20, pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the incident at about 12:30 a.m. March 30.

A security guard and store employee said they were trying to detain Ambrose Avilla and Cudlipp, who appeared to be leaving the store without paying for steaks and a bottle of rum.

Dayton Avilla, who was in the bed of a pickup truck that pulled up to the store, had a knife in his hand when he broke a store window, shattering glass.

Employees said beer bottles and cans were thrown at the store from outside.

One employee said he was stabbed in the arm as he tried to block a knife thrust to his torso from Cudlipp and also had his jaw broken in two places when he was punched from behind by Ambrose Avilla. Another employee said Dayton Avilla picked up a shopping cart and threw it toward the employee.

Dayton Avilla was released after posting $15,000 bail on charges of first-degree criminal property damage and first-degree terroristic threatening.

Ambrose Avilla posted $20,000 bail to be released on charges of second-degree robbery, fourth-degree theft, second-degree terroristic threatening and first-degree assault.

Cudlipp, who is also known as Joshua Daniel Moorehead, was being held in lieu of $25,100 bail for charges of second-degree assault, second-degree terroristic threatening, attempted second-degree assault and fourth-degree theft.