Judge denies bond reduction for 14-year-old Scotlandville shooter
BATON ROUGE – A 14-year-old student accused of attempted second-degree murder after shooting a gun on Scotlandville Magnet High School's campus was denied a reduction in bond.
The student, Jermaine Moore, also faces charges of aggravated assault and carrying a gun on school property. Moore's current bond is set at $110,000. He is accused of firing multiple shots in the school's breezeway and then leaving the school.
Moore's defense attorney requested a reduction in bond on Wednesday, arguing that he did not shoot at anyone and fired the gun in a "non-threatening manner."
According to East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore, Judge Haney was allowed to review the school's surveillance video. Haney denied the request for a reduction in bond and said that he did not see anything differently to change his probable cause determination.
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The state also presented evidence that at the time of the shooting, about 30-40 students along with administrators were moving to and from classes.