RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man accused of shooting two people at a Rapid City mobile home park Monday morning made his first appearance in court Tuesday.
Authorities say 29-year old Arlen Hatten of Rapid City is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
Prosecutors say Hatten is accused of shooting one peson in the face, the other in the arm. One of those victims remained in the hospital in critical condition.
The two victims were found in a car with two other people at the intersection of Omaha and Fifth Street and taken to the hospital. Those prosecutors said another judge put a note in the custody file requesting no bond, with prosecutors calling Hatten an extreme danger to the community. Magistrate Judge Sarah Morrison cited that danger to the community and ordered Hatten held without bond.
If he’s convicted, Hatten faces up to 25 years in prison on each of the attempted murder charges and up to 15 years on each of the aggravated assault charges.
