Bail denied for man accused of Coast Guard killings on Kodiak Island

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 21, 2013 - 5:00 pm EDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge has denied bail for a 61-year-old man accused of killing two men at the Coast Guard station on Kodiak Island.

James Wells wanted to be released to detention and electronic monitoring to third-party custodians as he awaited trial for the fatal shootings of Coast Guardsmen Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins and retired Chief Petty Officer Richard Belisle in April 2012. Wells is charged with murder and is set to go on trial in February 2014.

KTUU (http://is.gd/EAnGh1 ) says Wells appeared before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge John D. Roberts in Anchorage Monday.

Roberts said he was not "at all convinced" that bail was appropriate in the case.

Wells' arrest in February came after an investigation led by the FBI and the Coast Guard Investigative Service.

Information from: KTUU-TV, http://www.ktuu.com

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