Tyler C. Bain, 39, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Tuesday, May 3, for bond hearings in two county court cases. Bain was represented in each case, for purposes of bond review only, by Holt County public defender Rodney Smith. Bain had appeared April 3, when he requested court-appointed counsel. After holding an indigency hearing, Burdick denied the request.

In the first case, Bain, who is charged with third-degree domestic assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and terroristic threats, a Class 3A felony, had posted $10,000 - 10% of...