OWENSVILLE — Henry W. Lorton, an Owensville man charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 21-year-old Trey Johnson of Owensville and the assault of three others, was released on bond with conditions. Lorton exited the Franklin County Adult Detention Center under bond at 6:17 p.m. on Oct. 11.

Lorton, 36, was granted a $100,000 cash or surety bond by Judge Ada Brehe-Krueger in the Gasconade County 20th Associate Circuit Court on Oct. 9 following an Oct. 8 bond reduction hearing.

According to Missouri Case.net documents, Brehe-Krueger outlined the reasons for issuing the bond in her order. Lorton’s attorney, Robert Schollmeyer, and the state each made arguments regarding the bond request; exhibits 1 and 2 submitted by the defendant were admitted and victim statements were made.

The judge took the evening to review the evidence and applicable law. After applying the law outlined in Section 544.455.2 RSMo, and Supreme Court Rule 33.01, the court found that Lorton was entitled to bond under the Missouri Constitution. Bond was granted with special conditions, which include:

• Lorton shall have no contact with victims’ family

• Will not possess or consume illegal controlled substances

Regular bond conditions include:

• No contact with victims

• GPS monitoring before release from custody

Schollmeyer represents Lorton for the Sept. 13 felony A murder charge and three felony B assault charges. During the Oct. 8 bond reduction hearing before Brehe-Krueger, Schollmeyer argued for the dismissal of the second-degree murder charge. It was not granted.

According to court documents filed on Missouri Case.net, Schollmeyer alleged the “complaint was filed with a probable cause statement that claimed Lorton committed the murder based on the testimony of a witness.” The witness was later identified as Tim Keeling. Schollmeyer wrote, “no other support is given for said charge.”

He goes on to claim the court ordered the state to produce Ring Camera footage of the night of Sept. 13, where he alleges footage shows that the witness admits to committing the murder.

Schollmeyer further alleges in his Oct. 8 “Motion to dismiss Count 1, “that the footage does in fact show said witness admitting to the murder.”

Schollmeyer finished by alleging that since both parties have footage of the witness confessing to the murder, the murder charge against Lorton should be dismissed.

He then cites “State v. Book 436 S.W.3d 671, 682 (Mo. App. 2014), a probable cause statement that does not allege probable cause is defective and the information that it supports equally defective.”

In an earlier Oct. 6 filing titled “Defendant’s specific request for bond,” Schollmeyer noted that Lorton appeared in court on Sept. 23 and was denied bond. However, at that hearing, Schollmeyer said the court ordered the state to disclose the “Ring Camera” footage.

In the same filing, in line item four, Schollmeyer said that video footage from the Ring Camera showed the witness quoted in the probable cause statement, Keeling, admitting he stabbed the victim (Johnson), who is the subject of Count 1 of the charges filed.”

In line item five of the same document, Schollmeyer wrote that he heard a rumor that the state might have footage from Shirtzilla, a business on First Street in Owensville, that would prove the murder was “self-defense.” Schollmeyer also noted the footage was “hearsay.”

During the Oct. 8 bond reduction hearing, Brehe-Krueger ordered Lorton’s attorney to turn over evidence supporting the bond reduction. According to Missouri Case.net docket entries,  Lorton’s motion for bond reduction was heard, though evidence presented was for the purposes of that hearing only.

Bystandards in the courtroom said neither Schollmeyer nor Lorton provided the rumored video footage of Lorton being attacked by four individuals. The state alleged both parties had all evidence.

Lorton is due back in Brehe-Krueger’s courtroom at 9 a.m. on Oct. 28 at the Gasconade County Courthouse.

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