The man accused of spraying two strangers with caustic fluid makes the initial appearance of the court

Colombia, Mo. (Kmiz)

The man accused on Wednesday for spraying two strangers with a caustic fluid near the parking of Bear Creek Trail, and made him appear in his initial court.

Maxon Castle, 22 years old, was accused in Boone County with two accusations of second degree attack on Tuesday’s incident in the route parking.

A bond heard was set for March 18 and a preliminary hearing for April 10 was established. Castle was waiting for a psychological projection in a weapon case in Miller County, when the victims in the parking lot were attacked on Tuesday.

Castle was accused of two charges of illegal use of a weapon in June 2024 for an incident in Miller County, according to judicial documents. It is assumed that Castle waved and showed a semiautomatic pistol loaded to several people outside an apartment.

Witnesses and victims told the law enforcement forces that they had faced Castle, who continued to indicate the gun. Finally, they detained it and took the gun, say the judicial documents.

The judicial documents say that Castle told the Osage Beach police officers that he took antipsychotics and drank alcohol. He also acknowledged that he owns a weapon.

He posted an obligation of $ 20,000 in August, say the judicial documents.

Former prosecutor of Cole County, Bill Tackett, said that a judge approving a bond is reduced to several factors.

“You have to weigh this as a judge, what are the chances of it happening again and you are a flight risk,” Tackett said.

An assessment of mental health was ordered for Castle in November 2024, but a judge approved a request to extend it in February, according to judicial documents.

According to the declaration of probable cause for Wednesday accusations, two women were hit with a fluid flow by the castle. They did not know him and did not challenge him to do so, says the statement. The police spoke to both women at the Memorial Hospital Va Truman and saw them with several red spots and skin irritation on their body.

The victims said that their skin began to burn about 10-15 minutes after they were sprayed, the statement said. The burning started again after they tried each one to take a shower, it is shown in the statement. The type of liquid and its content were not identified in the judicial documents. The police referred to the liquid as a “caustic” in a press release.

Valertie Berta said she frequented Bear Creek Trail almost daily, but the incident doesn’t make her worried.

“There will be crazy people who do crazy things, I feel safe, I feel good,” Berta said.

Alissa Ahern went on the Bear Creek route for the first time on Thursday, but after finding out about the incident, she is not sure if she returns.

“Now, when it is hotter, I could wear clothes that will not fully protect me if someone would come and spray. So I don’t think I will return,” said Ahern.

The castle is held in the prison in Boone County unrelated.