MONROE, LA. (KNOE 8 News) - 30-year-old David Reyna, the man accused of calling in a bomb threat last week that evacuated three Monroe private schools, appeared in court on Thursday for a bond hearing.
Judge Stephens Winters set Reyna's bond at $200,000 and Reyna is no longer allowed to contact or set foot on any public or private school in the state.
In the trial, it was revealed that Reyna was not a U.S. citizen but a legal resident.
If Reyna posts bond, he won't be released until he surrenders his legal resident card, his passport and any documentation allowing him to enter or exit the state.
Reyna's attorney, Ronnie Cook, deferred a motion to reduce the bond and agreed to the terms as long as the bond amount could be altered at a later date.
Members of Reyna's family were present at the hearing but declined to comment when we approached them.
Reyna is charged with one count of Communicating of False Information of a Planned Bombing on School Property.
The District Attorney's office claimed Reyna's case was a crime of violence, while Cook argued it was a case of lying and no physical violence occurred.
Ultimately, Judge Winters ruled it was not a crime of violence and set the bond.
The bond hearing lasted a little more than one hour.
The question of whether or not it was a crime of violence could be revisited on Friday but for now Reyna's formal arraignment has been set for October 8th at 9 a.m in courtroom #7.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
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DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
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MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Many in the ArkLaMiss are opening up their wallets for monetary donations or personal products to tornado ravaged Oklahoma.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Many in the ArkLaMiss are opening up their wallets for monetary donations or personal products to tornado ravaged Oklahoma.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:22 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:22:41 GMT
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.Of the local Scout leaders voting at their
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:57:22 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National Weather Service says a May 16 thunderstorm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area.
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:05 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:05:01 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.The
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.
