Bond Set at $90,000 for Man Accused of Shooting Two Children in Grandmother’s Mobile Home

A judge set bond at $90,000 for the man accused of shooting two children inside their grandmother’s home in Mobile.

William Tricksey, 25, appeared for a bond hearing Monday, Jan. 3, where Judge Moore set $15,000 bond on each assault charge and $30,000 on a shooting-into-a-building charge. If released, Tricksey will be under house arrest and required to wear an ankle monitor. His next court date was set for Thursday, Jan. 6.

Mobile police arrested Tricksey Thursday in connection with the Tuesday shooting. The boys’ mother said her older son was a hero for trying to shield his younger brother from the gunfire.

Both boys were recovering as of their family’s last update.

How bond works in Alabama

Under the Alabama Constitution as it stood at the time of the hearing, defendants were entitled to bail except in capital cases where the proof was evident or the presumption great. Judges set the bond amount and may attach conditions of release, such as house arrest and electronic monitoring, under the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Setting bond is not a finding of guilt. Felony cases in Mobile County typically move from district court to a grand jury, which decides whether to return an indictment before a case can go to trial in circuit court.