BENTONVILLE -- A local circuit judge reduced the $1 million bond for a man accused of participating in a shooting but set specific conditions if he's released from the Benton County Jail.
Judge Brad Karren reduced Jordan Rascon-Montanez's bond to $300,000 at Friday's hearing. The judge said Rascon-Montanez must have a ankle monitor on before he's released from jail and he can only leave his home for work, medical reasons or to go to church.
Rascon-Montanez, 19, of Springdale was arrested last month in connection with four counts of attempted capital murder, first-degree battery, 12 counts of unlawful discharge of firearm from a vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Prosecutors have not filed any formal charges against him.
Shane Wilkinson, Rascon-Montanez's attorney, requested his client's bond be set at $200,000. Wilkinson said there would be no issues with his client appearing in court and he had the support of his family.
Gabriel Stultz, deputy prosecutor, said there had been no changes since Rascon-Montanez's first bond hearing. He reiterated there's a strong likelihood of conviction with there being video of Rascon-Montanez hanging out the passenger window and firing shots at another vehicle.
Karren said he watched the video before the first bond hearing Nov. 16.
Karren granted the motion to reduce the bond to $300,000.
Wilkinson said he did not yet know whether his client will be able to post the bond.
Wilkinson said Rascon-Montanez planned to go to school in order to become a mechanic. Wilkinson wanted to know if his client could be allowed to go to school if he's released from jail.
Karren said Rascon-Montanez could go to work, but Karren denied the request for him to be able to go to school.
He said Rascon-Montanez was facing 10 to 40 years or life imprisonment and he didn't want him around any other young people or possibly coming into contact with the alleged victims in the case.
Karren said he was allowing Rascon-Montanez to work in order to help his family.
Rascon-Montanez's arraignment is set for 8 a.m. Jan. 11 in Karren's court.
Rogers police received a call at 8:54 p.m. Nov. 13 about a shooting along South Dixieland Road and at 3003 W. Oak St. A minor was shot in the incident, according to the affidavit.
Detectives said at 8:39 p.m. Nov. 13, some youths arrived at the Kum & Go gas station at 1701 W. New Hope Road to purchase THC cartridges from a person on Snapchat, according to the affidavit.
The youths were in a 1995 Toyota Tacoma and backed into a parking space at the northeast corner of the building and someone in a Honda Pilot arrived and parked, according to the affidavit.
One of the youths went to the passenger side of the Honda Pilot and grabbed a bag of the cartridges from the passenger before jumping back into the Tacoma and the group sped out of the parking lot, according to the affidavit.
There were four people in the fleeing vehicle on South Dixieland Road. Police believe two shots were fired at the Tacoma. Detectives later found two shell casings in the area, according to the affidavit.
The Tacoma then went to the Rogers Fire Department Training Center at 3003 W. Oak St. and turned around, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit states that police were told the passenger of the Honda Pilot, who was identified as Rascon-Montanez, was hanging out the window firing a gun as the Tacoma passed.
The youths in the Tacoma stopped at 2009 S. Promenade Blvd. at a dispatcher's direction so police officers could render aid to the wounded boy, according to the affidavit.
The boy had a gunshot wound to his left arm and a bullet fragment had gone into his torso, stopping at his ribs just short of his lung, the affidavit states.
Nethanel Morales, 19, was being held Friday in the Benton County Jail on $1 million bond.
He is accused of being the driver of the vehicle while Rascon-Montanez was shooting. He was arrested in connection with four counts of attempted capital murder, battery and 12 counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle. Prosecutors have not filed formal charges against him.