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$1M bond for man accused of trying to kill wife
Man in trouble before with a gun, in trouble again
By Steve.Baker@CMGOhio.com

Northern Bureau Chief 

DARKE COUNTY, Ohio — A bond of $1 million was set for Justin Douglas Thomas during a video arraignment in Darke County on a charge of attempted murder Wednesday. 

Judge Jonathan Hein entered a plea of not guilty on Thomas’ behalf and appointed a public attorney to defend him. 

Hein followed the recommendation of the Darke County Prosecutor R. Kelly Ormsby III and issued a bond of $1 million. 

Thomas, 33, will be back in court for a preliminary hearing on May 16. 

Thomas was arrested following a physical dispute with his wife that included gunfire at 13394 U.S. 127, the Darke County Sheriff’s Office said. 

According to sheriff’s Detective Sgt. Mike Burns, a woman called the county 911 center at about 4:10 p.m. to report that her husband had slapped her during a domestic dispute, threatened her and announced that he was “now going for after his gun,” according to the sheriff’s office. 

As deputies were en route, it was learned that Thomas fired a shot at his wife that missed and that other family members were close by during the incident, according to a preliminary investigation. No one was injured. 

Thomas was arrested at the residence. 

Police said Thomas was out on bond stemming from an incident in September 2011 that resulted in a charge of aggravated robbery and abduction, which also involved a gun. Trial on those charges is set for May 30. 

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