12-08-2011, 04:09 PM
Canton Patch:
Jorelys Rivera murder suspect Ryan Brunn remains in isolation in the Cherokee County jail after his attorneys did not ask for bond during his first court appearance today.
Court-appointed lawyers Daren Burns and David Cannon told Superior Court Judge Frank Mills they did not have enough time to review the case and prepare a bond motion after getting Brunn as a client at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Brunn, 20, was arrested earlier that day in the brutal killing of Jorelys, a 7-year-old Canton Elementary first-grader who disappeared from the River Ridge at Canton apartment complex Friday.
Her body was found in a Dumpster at the complex Monday. She had been sexually assaulted, stabbed and beaten.
Brunn moved into River Ridge on Nov. 5 and worked as a maintenance man there.
He shuffled into Mills’ courtroom about 1:30 p.m. today wearing an orange jumpsuit and a white vest.
He sat at the defense table with his two attorneys. At least once Brunn turned and appeared to be looking for someone in the audience, which was packed with media members.
About a dozen law enforcement officers, some dressed in fatigues, manned the courtroom.
Brunn was read his rights and the charges against him and answered all questions with “yes, sir” during the 15-minute hearing.
He is being held on charges of murder and making false statements.
Burns said his client, who dropped out of high school in Dahlonega in the 10th grader, was very shaken by the whole situation.
It’s not clear when he next will appear in court. His attorneys will have to file a motion to get Brunn a bond hearing.
The county grand jury is convening Monday, Mills said, but it’s more likely that prosecutors won’t be ready to present the case until the grand jury’s January session.
Meanwhile, Brunn is being held in isolation from the rest of the jail population, Cherokee County sheriff’s Lt. Jay Baker said.
Jorelys Rivera murder suspect Ryan Brunn remains in isolation in the Cherokee County jail after his attorneys did not ask for bond during his first court appearance today.
Court-appointed lawyers Daren Burns and David Cannon told Superior Court Judge Frank Mills they did not have enough time to review the case and prepare a bond motion after getting Brunn as a client at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Brunn, 20, was arrested earlier that day in the brutal killing of Jorelys, a 7-year-old Canton Elementary first-grader who disappeared from the River Ridge at Canton apartment complex Friday.
Her body was found in a Dumpster at the complex Monday. She had been sexually assaulted, stabbed and beaten.
Brunn moved into River Ridge on Nov. 5 and worked as a maintenance man there.
He shuffled into Mills’ courtroom about 1:30 p.m. today wearing an orange jumpsuit and a white vest.
He sat at the defense table with his two attorneys. At least once Brunn turned and appeared to be looking for someone in the audience, which was packed with media members.
About a dozen law enforcement officers, some dressed in fatigues, manned the courtroom.
Brunn was read his rights and the charges against him and answered all questions with “yes, sir” during the 15-minute hearing.
He is being held on charges of murder and making false statements.
Burns said his client, who dropped out of high school in Dahlonega in the 10th grader, was very shaken by the whole situation.
It’s not clear when he next will appear in court. His attorneys will have to file a motion to get Brunn a bond hearing.
The county grand jury is convening Monday, Mills said, but it’s more likely that prosecutors won’t be ready to present the case until the grand jury’s January session.
Meanwhile, Brunn is being held in isolation from the rest of the jail population, Cherokee County sheriff’s Lt. Jay Baker said.