Judge Carol England today ruled "no bond" for Scottie Willet, the man suspected of murdering Dayne Hathman, 6, of Fulton.
Wilson previously filed a motion to deny Willet's bail, which was set at $1 million cash only.
The motion states that an unidentified caller phoned the Callaway County Jail requesting information about Willet's bonding process and "specifically asked if a cashier's check could be used to post the defendant's cash-only bond."
A Missouri Board of Probation and Parole representative interviewed Willet at the Callaway County Jail on Wednesday, Sept. 3 and he discussed bonding, according to the probable cause statement. It continues:
"Willet made statements to the representative about the possibility of bonding, and the fact if bond was posted, he would flee and not appear in court. Precisely, Willet told the representative, 'I got places I can hide.'"
Willet is facing new charges, according to a amended complaint filed by Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Wilson.
In addition to first-degree murder and armed criminal action, Scottie Willet, 27, is being charged with first-degree tampering, tampering with physical evidence and receiving stolen property.
Willet allegedly confessed to the murder of Dayne Hathman, 6, of Fulton on Aug. 28. Authorities were called to the home of Hathman and his mother, Ladaynea Simpson, located on Primrose Lane early that morning. Officers originally believed they were searching for a missing child.
Simpson arrived home at about 2:30 a.m. after working an overnight shift and could not find her child. Willet, who had been living at the home since January, was babysitting Hathman while Simpson was at work.
Willet fled the residence in Simpson's gray 1998 Pontiac Grand-Prix, which was stolen, when he learned authorities were on their way to help find Hathman, Callaway County Sheriff Dennis Crane said.
Hathman was eventually located inside Willet's room at the Primrose Lane residence. Hathman died from two gunshot wounds, according to an updated probable cause statement.
Willet allegedly tampered with the crime scene before fleeing and, according to the statement, he concealed Hathman's body inside a container, hid spent shell casings inside a drawer and washed away blood from Hathman's injuries in the bath tub.
His next court date is set for Oct. 3 at 9 a.m.