CLEVELAND — A $500,000 bond has been set for 18-year-old Jayrion Church, who pleaded not guilty in connection to shooting a Cleveland police detective earlier this year.
A judge set that amount during an arraignment hearing on Wednesday morning and also ordered Church not to have contact with the victim.
Church is facing the following charges:
- Attempted aggravated murder
- Attempted murder
- 2 counts of felonious assault
- Discharge of firearm on or near prohibited premises
- Failure to comply with order signal of police officer
- Improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle
- Obstructing official business
- Receiving stolen property - motor vehicle
- Having weapons while under disability
Church was arrested on April 14, one month after he was accused of attempting to murder a police officer. The shooting happened on March 14, when a pair of detectives were investigating vehicle thefts and came upon what they believed was a stolen Kia.
Four suspects fled the Kia and ran from the scene. The detectives chased them. One of the suspects dropped a weapon, which was picked up by one of the officers and put into their vehicle. As the detective got out of the car, a suspect wearing a bright orange jacket fired four shots, hitting detective Mark Bahrijczuk twice.
Bahrijczuk has since been released from the hospital
After the shooting, a CDP zone car tried to respond to the scene, but was involved in a crash near East 30th and Carnegie. Both officers involved in the crash were also taken to MetroHealth. The officers involved in the crash were both female, ages 49 and 52.
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