A teen charged with murder in Buchanan County will remain in custody.

According to court reports, a 16-year-old boy charged with two counts of second degree murder in connection with the shooting deaths of James Johnson, 72 and Beverly Johnson, 76 continues to remain detained as a result of a detention hearing Tuesday morning.

The Johnsons where found dead outside their home at 8610 NE Hurlingen Road early Saturday morning.

The teen did not appear in court for the hearing.  Judge Daniel Kellogg uttered the defendant’s name into the record and ordered him to remain in custody.

Further information is not being released about the case at this time because the suspect is a juvenile.

A certification hearing to determine if he will be tried as an adult is set for July 30 at 2:30 p.m.

Judge Kellogg identified the suspect on the court record, but until such time as he’s certified as an adult neither the St. Joseph Post nor Eagle Communications will name the teen. It’s our policy to not identify minors accused of crimes, unless they’re certified as adults.