Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Preliminary hearing set in road-rage murder, judge rejects bond reduction motion

The bond for accused road-rage killer Christopher David Montz, 24, Neosho, will remain at $50,000 cash only after Judge Joseph Hensley rejected a bond reduction motion earlier today.

Hensley scheduled Montz' preliminary hearing for 2 p.m. August 1 in Jasper County Circuit Court and approved a defense motion that Montz be allowed to wear civilian clothes during the hearing.

Montz' attorney, Kristin Suzanne Jones, Springfield, in a motion filed Friday said the bond amount was "excessive and unreasonable."

The probable cause statement detailed the confrontation between Chris Montz, 24, Neosho and David Reynolds, 27, Carthage, at Highway 249 near the intersection with I-44.

The statement indicated Montz and Reynolds pulled to the shoulder and while the men were arguing, Reynolds punched Montz twice in the face. Montz pulled a gun and shot Reynolds in the head.

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1 comment:

Sally Wetherell said...

He shot a man in the head in front of his 2 little girls. He could of punched him back or got in his ar and drove away. Killing someone wasn't the right chose and there should be an amount that can get him out of jail.