Ever since Joseph Junior Agee III and Marquel K. Woods were taken into custody last Friday morning in connection with the shooting death of Natavious Fields, the two have been in jail. After Tuesday’s bond hearing in front of District Court Judge Bob Armstrong, the two will remain in jail for quite a while longer.

After testimony from Selma Police detectives, Armstrong denied bond for both men and said regardless of who pulled the trigger, both — in his eyes — were being treated the same.

“If you are going to recklessly disregard human life and the safety of our community then — in my opinion — you have lost your right to a reasonable bond,” Armstrong said in handing down his decision. “I am doing what I believe is right.”

During the hearing, authorities provided minute-by-minute details of the shooting that involved what many have called a “drug deal gone bad” that resulted in Agee reportedly shooting Fields while he was sitting in his car.

In the testimony by detectives, and in cross-examination by Woods’ defense team, a scene in which Agee was the shooter was laid out including recounting of video surveillance evidence showing Agee firing the shots that killed Fields.

The shooting happened early Friday morning at the Pure station at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Broad Street.

But despite the reports that Agee was the shooter and that Woods gave statements that he was scared and simply did what Agee told him as he drove away from the scene, Armstrong stood by his decision to deny bond on the suspects charged with capital murder.

“While I have heard testimony that Mr. Agee is culpable in this, we have also heard that Mr. Woods was with him and did not go to the police and I am going to treat them the same in this case,” Armstrong.

Woods, who was driving the vehicle the two left the scene in, reportedly dropped Agee off at his residence before going to his home.

It was there, later in the morning, where police found Woods, reportedly in bed.

That evidence proved to be one of the key components brought forth by the District Attorney’s office in questioning why Woods never went to the police.

As for Agee, testimony also showed he had been arrested the prior evening on a gun charge, charged and had posted bond before allegedly being involved in the early morning shooting.

It was his home where the .380 caliber handgun, believed to be the murder weapon, was found.

The Times-Journal was unable to acquire a copy of the reported earlier arrest or charge mentioned in court.

“These are capital murder charges; they are the highest crimes in our society, in the state of Alabama,” Armstrong said. “This court has consistently and will consistently set bond at a very high amount — or no bond in capital cases — in order to keep people off the street that are a danger to the community.

“It is justified. At some on point the community, people in the community, understand that if you go out and do something like this, you are going to be in jail until your trail,” Armstrong said. “That is fair.”