A Fort Dodge teenager accused of shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy last month has had his $1 million cash bond reduced to $250,000 cash-only.

DaKarie Jayvon James, 14, of Fort Dodge, was killed by multiple gunshot wounds around noon on June 17 in the 1200 block of First Avenue North. Two days later, 19-year-old Isaac Alexander Bachman was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, a Class A felony, and held in the Webster County Jail on a $1 million cash bond.

On Monday afternoon, a bond review hearing was held in front of District Court Judge Christopher Polking at the Webster County Courthouse.

Judd Parker, attorney for Bachman, argued that Bachman’s lack of a criminal record and significant ties to the community show that he is not a flight risk and should be let out on bond. Plus, Parker said, Bachman is eager to prove his actions were done in self-defense.

Due to life insurance benefits left to Bachman by his father, he believes he can put up $100,000 for bail, so Parker asked that the judge either reduce the bond to $100,000 or to allow the defendant to post 10 percent of the $1 million to be released.

Much of the small courtroom was filled with family and loved ones of Bachman, including his mother, grandmother and girlfriend.

Testimony and argument given during Monday’s hearing also gave new insight into what happened during the incident.

Parker showed a video taken from a neighbor’s security camera system from the time of the shooting that showed Bachman, his girlfriend, Kiera Summers, and another person outside in the small backyard. The video showed Bachman pick up an AR15-style rifle and turn toward the gate of the wooden privacy fence. The gate is shoved inward and outward briefly before Bachman is seen shooting the rifle toward the gate. Bachman and Summers then enter the back door of the house and the 40-second-long video clip ends.

According to testimony from Bachman and Summers, immediately after the shooting, Bachman went inside to get his phone to call 911. Parker noted that Bachman immediately unloaded the gun and put it down, waited at the scene for police to arrive and never attempted to flee — all behaviors that support his claim of self-defense, the attorney said.

Bachman told the court that if he were to be released, he plans to stay with his grandmother, who is recovering from a bad fall and hip fracture.

Assistant Webster County Attorney Bailey Taylor shared doubts that Bachman’s elderly and recently-injured grandmother could properly supervise him during his pretrial release.

Bachman’s grandmother did not know he possessed the AR15-style rifle, nor the two illegal handguns that were located in his home by law enforcement following the shooting, she said. Because Bachman is under the age of 21, state law prohibits him from possessing handguns. The rifle, however, was purchased, owned and licensed legally.

Bachman’s grandmother also testified that she is not familiar with technology and social media apps, which Taylor said could be used to obtain another illegal firearm.

Fort Dodge Police Department Sgt. Caitlin Carlyle, the lead detective in the case, testified that the investigation has shown that Bachman had been in a “significant” argument via Snapchat with Jones the morning of the shooting and had asked the victim to come to Bachman’s home on Second Avenue North, so it was “no surprise” that Jones showed up that day.

Carlyle believes Bachman was looking for a fight and had the firearm in his possession for 10 to 15 minutes before Jones arrived, and she does not believe he was acting in self-defense that day.

If Bachman were to be placed on pretrial release, Carlyle said, her biggest concerns would be the easy accessibility he could have in obtaining another weapon and the likelihood he may be targeted and retaliated against. She said she doesn’t think Bachman’s grandmother could adequately supervise him.

Taylor argued that although the defendant has a supportive family and close ties to the community and lacks a criminal history, the state and the courts have a duty to ensure that the community is safe, which means keeping Bachman off the streets as he awaits trial, she said.

Polking decided to lower the bond amount, but not quite to the degree the defense requested. Polking cited Bachman’s history of possessing illegal firearms — the two handguns found during the investigation — and his concern that his family would be more likely to enable him while on pretrial release rather than supervise him as reasons for his decision.

Polking amended Bachman’s bond to $250,000 cash-only and if he is able to post bond, he will be on supervised release with the Iowa Department of Correctional Services, barred from using illegal substances or possessing firearms.