MONROE - A 25-year-old man charged with hitting two people and a Ford Mustang with a chrome pipe in Albany over the weekend had his bail set at $12,000 in Green County Circuit Court Thursday, July 11.
Cody Kirschbaum, Evansville, faces a felony charge of aggravated battery and two felony counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, plus misdemeanor charges of criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, battery and obstructing an officer.
The charges were filed Thursday, the same day as his initial appearance.
District Attorney Gary Luhman asked for a $10,000 signature bond and $2,000 cash bond.
Public defender Guy Taylor asked the judge to consider requiring no cash bond on the case, since Kirschbaum has ties to the Albany area and no money or assets.
"He is a local fixture, and is not likely to flee," Taylor said.
Kirschbaum confirmed his inability to pay a cash bond: "I don't have anything," he said.
But Judge Thomas Vale ruled in favor of the bond requested by Luhman. A cash requirement is not unreasonable given the seriousness of the offenses, he said.
Kirschbaum took a chrome pipe to a 2001 Ford Mustang parked at a residence on Oak Street in Albany Sunday afternoon, July 7, according to court records. The car was left with $900 in damages.
When people rushed out of the house to confront him, Kirschbaum allegedly swung the pipe at them repeatedly.
Police arrived to find a large crowd gathered. EMS was called in to treat severe bruising, lacerations and cuts. One of Kirschbaum's alleged victims has hemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder that causes blood not to clot normally, and court records allege Kirschbaum knew this beforehand.
The attack was apparently sparked by Kirschbaum's suspicions that someone knew he had warrants and alerted police to his whereabouts.
State court records show Kirschbaum has a history of criminal convictions in Green and Rock counties - mostly for disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and minor drug offenses - but these are his first felony charges.
His preliminary hearing is July 17.
Cody Kirschbaum, Evansville, faces a felony charge of aggravated battery and two felony counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, plus misdemeanor charges of criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, battery and obstructing an officer.
The charges were filed Thursday, the same day as his initial appearance.
District Attorney Gary Luhman asked for a $10,000 signature bond and $2,000 cash bond.
Public defender Guy Taylor asked the judge to consider requiring no cash bond on the case, since Kirschbaum has ties to the Albany area and no money or assets.
"He is a local fixture, and is not likely to flee," Taylor said.
Kirschbaum confirmed his inability to pay a cash bond: "I don't have anything," he said.
But Judge Thomas Vale ruled in favor of the bond requested by Luhman. A cash requirement is not unreasonable given the seriousness of the offenses, he said.
Kirschbaum took a chrome pipe to a 2001 Ford Mustang parked at a residence on Oak Street in Albany Sunday afternoon, July 7, according to court records. The car was left with $900 in damages.
When people rushed out of the house to confront him, Kirschbaum allegedly swung the pipe at them repeatedly.
Police arrived to find a large crowd gathered. EMS was called in to treat severe bruising, lacerations and cuts. One of Kirschbaum's alleged victims has hemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder that causes blood not to clot normally, and court records allege Kirschbaum knew this beforehand.
The attack was apparently sparked by Kirschbaum's suspicions that someone knew he had warrants and alerted police to his whereabouts.
State court records show Kirschbaum has a history of criminal convictions in Green and Rock counties - mostly for disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and minor drug offenses - but these are his first felony charges.
His preliminary hearing is July 17.