The suspect in a standoff in east St. Joseph last month appeared in court Friday, but his request to set bail was denied.

Christopher Chappell was charged with second-degree burglary for allegedly entering the victim’s home in the 1000 block of Carol Drive without permission and holding her and police at bay for several hours. Court documents say she had taken out a protection order barring him from having contact with her.

In a probable cause affidavit, investigators say Chappell threatened the woman, saying he was going to “see bullets in her head.” She was able to send a text-911 message, but when police arrived her would not let her answer the door. She was eventually allowed to leave.

As we reported earlier, Chappell refused to come out of the house, the Special Response team was called in, and after several hours he was arrested.

Police said in court documents that the defendant has been arrested for domestic assault and failure to appear, and continues to pose a danger to the victim. During a preliminary hearing docket call on Friday, Judge Keith Marquart agreed, and refused to set bail in the case.

Chappell waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Judge Marquart scheduled the case for arraignment May 4 before Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg.