Eric Holder, 29, who has also been charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, was arrested on Tuesday following a two-day manhunt.
Holder, himself an aspiring rapper, was represented in court Thursday by Chris Darden, a former prosecutor who gained notoriety for his work on the O.J. Simpson murder trial.If found guilty, Holder faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. Prosecutors, however, dismissed his claim, arguing that Holder’s photo had already been widely disseminated before his court appearance.
Local news reports said he was being kept in solitary confinement in jail for fear he might be attacked by other inmates.
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