
The judge has recused himself in the court proceedings of a St. Joe man accused of setting off a bomb on the front porch of a home on the Parkway last month.
Edward Catron was scheduled for arraignment and a bond hearing Thursday morning before Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg. But Judge Kellogg said he and his family are acquainted with both the defendant and victim in the case.
The matter was forwarded to Presiding Judge Patrick Robb for reassignment to another judge.
As previously reported, Catron is charged with knowingly burning or exploding, a class-e felony, for allegedly detonating an improvised explosive device at 2402 NE Parkway on May 29.