A lawyer on Friday asked a judge to reduce a shooting suspect’s bail so he can become a jail trusty. Assistant Public Defender Mitchel Jenkins said during a hearing Friday that his client Owen Roberts will not be able to afford bail. But, with bail denied in the case, Jenkins says Roberts can’t get the trusty position.

Associate Circuit Judge Keith Marquart refused to set bond in the case, saying Roberts poses a continuing danger to the community.

Roberts now faces four felony counts for the shootings of Ricky Snedden and Terry Madewell in May of last year. Both victims suffered serious injuries from the shootings at 924 Prospect Ave. As we reported June 16, prosecutors filed enhanced charges against Roberts after the defendant insisted on taking the case to trial.

Mitchel requested a preliminary hearing in the case, now scheduled July 18 at 3 pm.

Roberts is being held without bail in the Buchanan County Jail.