HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A Madison County district court judge Wednesday denied bond for the man charged with killing an Alabama A&M University freshman, ruling that he poses a threat to the community and that no conditions of release would reasonably ensure public safety.
Judge Linda Coats entered the order Wednesday afternoon, hours after defense attorney Larry Marsili filed a motion arguing that his client, Ahmad Kahlil Barney, 20, was entitled to bond as a matter of right.
Coats cited four factors in her decision to hold Barney without bond: the strength of the evidence against him, his threat to the community, the fact that he was already out on bond for another charge at the time of the alleged offense, and that he has no family ties to Alabama…