The Rifle man accused of breaking into a Silt foster home while brandishing a gun showed up to district court on Thursday with a bandaged gash on his neck.
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A Garfield District Court judge on Thursday denied a motion to reduce bond for a man accused of forcing his way into a Silt foster home at gunpoint.
After highlighting multiple felonies including menacing, kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment charged against suspect Janvier Pinkard, 35, judge Denise Lynch said the original $100,000 bond is “appropriate.”
“The allegations (in this case) are very serious and are of significant concern to the court,” Lynch said over an online communications meeting. “This was a residential burglary not a business burglary. (Pinkard) was on probation at the time, there was an allegation that there was use of a deadly weapon in an attempt at kidnapping, which are very serious charges and have potentially mandatory minimum sentencing.”