The occasion was a bond hearing the first court appearance of the suspect dylann roof for the murders thought to be racially motivated of nine black men and women during bible study at.
Roof bond hearing.
The occasion was a bond hearing the first court appearance of the accused killer dylann storm roof for the murders apparently racially motivated of nine black men and women in a bible study.
Roof who was ordered held on 1 million bond during the hearing looked down briefly during the proceedings but he remained largely stone faced as the family members addressed him.
The state supreme court announced prior to the bond hearing that circuit court judge j c.
Nicholson would preside over roof s criminal charges not gosnell per standard procedure in south carolina.
Prior to the hearing a spokesman with the charleston county sheriff s office told the huffington post that roof is on suicide watch and that his family won t be able to visit him for his first 72.
Roof s bond was set at 1 million for the weapons charge though he wasn t allowed bond on the other charges.
Shooting victims families share powerful statements more dylann roof the accused gunman in the deadly church massacre in charleston sc appeared in court.
Dylann roof the suspect in a mass shooting that killed nine people at emanuel african methodist episcopal church in charleston south carolina on wednesday.
Judge james gosnell set his bond at 1 million and he remained in custody late friday afternoon.
Dylann roof bond hearing.
Afterward collier gave a short press conference to express her love for her mother.
Grieving relatives of the nine worshipers gunned down at a bible study in the basement of a south carolina church wednesday painfully forgave the confessed gunman dylann roof and urged him to repent during his bond hearing friday.