An Appomattox man was denied bond in an April 16 hearing at Appomattox County Circuit Court.

DeQuan Montez Kelso, 26, of Appomattox, is being held at Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Amherst on charges of armed burglary at nighttime to commit a felony, use of a firearm in a felony (first offense) and possession of a gun by a nonviolent felon within 10 years.

Court records show the incident occurred Dec. 15. Jail records show an arrest was made Feb. 12.

According to Appomattox County Commonwealth Attorney Les Fleet, Kelso was denied bond because the presumption against bond had not been overcome due to the nature of the charges. Judge Andy Nelson presided over the case, which was conducted by video connecting the jail facilities to the courthouse.

Records also show that Kelso was advised about attorney arrangements on charges of robbery of a residence with a gun and malicious wounding, also occurring on Dec. 15.

Fleet stated that Kelso was represented at the bond hearing by attorney J. Mark Cook and that the requested bond amount was $5,000 to $10,000.

DeQuincy Darrell Kelso, 28, also of Appomattox and brother of DeQuan Kelso, faces charges for the same incident but did not file a bond appeal.

DeQunicy is charged with armed burglary at nighttime to commit a felony, possession of a weapon by a violent felon, robbery of a residence with a gun, malicious wounding, use of a firearm in a felony (first offense), unlawful shooting or throwing in an occupied building, robbery of a residence, pointing or brandishing a firearm, reckless handling of a firearm, and destruction of property. All charges result from the same Dec. 15 incident.

DeQuan and DeQuincy Kelso are scheduled to face trial on Aug. 20, according to Fleet.

No further information on the cases was made available by authorities.

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