A man accused of shooting his roommate at Western Illinois University last month is being denied a reduction in his bail.
On Tuesday, a judge denied 18 year old Kavion Poplous' request to lower his $1 million bond.
KWQC reports that Poplous also pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated battery, and aggravated discharge of a firearm following a bond hearing and preliminary hearing in McDonough County Circuit Court.
Poplous has a pretrial conference on January 5th.
Around 10:38 p.m. Sept. 15, the university’s Office of Public Safety was notified of a student who had been shot at Thompson Hall. Simultaneously, a fire alarm pull station was activated in Thompson, and the building was evacuated, officials said.
Investigators say the shooting appears to be related to a roommate dispute and that Poplous left the building afterward. The injured student was transported to McDonough District Hospital, then transferred to another hospital.