A Buchanan County Circuit Court judge refused to set bail for a Chicago man accused of opening fire during a disturbance outside the home of his estranged spouse.

Martell Jenkins was arraigned Thursday by Judge Daniel Kellogg. A plea of not-guilty was entered on one count of unlawful possession of a firearm, a class-d felony.

Investigators said in court documents that a dozen rounds were fired during the incident in the 900 block of South 15th Street.

Police said they recovered 12 shell casings from the scene. A court affidavit says Jenkins was arrested soon thereafter and police recovered a semi-automatic pistol.

Jenkins claimed he was the victim in the case during an earlier court hearing, and that he has called the police “over a hundred times.” During that earlier hearing Associate Judge Keith Marquart refused to set bail for Jenkins, describing him as a flight risk and a danger to the community.  (click here for more)

In Circuit Court Thursday, the defendant’s lawyer Rose Briscoe asked Judge Kellogg to set bail in the case but the judge refused. Jenkins remains behind bars in the Buchanan County Jail awaiting his next court appearance May 18.