Kevin Mallard, the suspect in the June 10 shooting of Zach Woods on Belmont Avenue in Liberty Township, and in the shoot-out with police, made his first court appearance via Zoom from his hospital bed at the Mahoning Co. Jail Friday.

Mallard was arraigned during a preliminary hearing in Girard Municipal Court in Judge Jeffrey D. Adler's courtroom, where the defendant was advised of his rights.

During the hearing, Mallard asked the judge if he was eligible for the death penalty. Judge Adler informed the defendant that none of the charges against him were eligible for the death penalty.

Mallard, 55 years old, is charged with attempted murder, felonious assault with a gun specification, carrying a concealed weapon, improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, and felony inducing panic in the June 10 incident.

Mallard was ordered held without bond, and set another preliminary hearing for June 22 at 9 a.m.