A Kansas teenager will be allowed to post $7,500 bail as he awaits a plea hearing later this month on firearms charges stemming from a recent shooting at an underage drinking party.

William Dowlen, 17, of Wathena, is charged with a class-e felony count of unlawful use of a firearm, stemming from the shooting of Justice Joiner at the party on SE Mt. Zion Road in January. Joiner required multiple surgeries for a gunshot wound to the leg.

Bail was originally set at $25,000 with a $5,000 cash deposit. On Monday Circuit Judge Patrick Robb agreed to a defense motion to reduce bond, now set at $7,500 cash or surety. Dowlen asked for a personal recognizance bond. Through his attorney Thomas McBride, Dowlen told the judge he would live with an aunt in Savannah. He promised to abide by a curfew, to stay away from the victim and social media, and promised not to leave the state of Missouri.

Dowlen and his attorney Dowlen, 17, was still in custody Monday afternoon awaiting a plea hearing July 19 at 2:30 pm.