Nicole Hernandez

Major John Allen Taylor had his first appearance at the Shoshone County Courthouse just two hours ago. Officers walked him from the Shoshone County Jail right next to me here across the street to the courthouse. Take a look at your screen. You can see video of deputies there escorting him into the courthouse. The proceedings lasted about 25 minutes.

The judge read Taylor his rights, then the five counts he is charged with. That's one count of felony burglary and four counts of first degree murder.

From those charges, we learned who the four people killed were. Kenna and Kenneth Gardepe, Devin Smith, and someone the judge referred to as A.S. During bail arguments, the prosecution told the judge one of the victims was a child under 18 years old.

The prosecution also went over Taylor's criminal history, which included several misdemeanors, and told the judge some of the probable cause in the case.

The judge denied Taylor bail in this case and also set the preliminary hearing for 1.30 in the afternoon on July 3rd. There will also be a status conference at 8.30 that morning. In Wallace, Nicole Hernandez, Crime 2 News.