OLATHE, Kan. _ The man charged in last week's deadly shooting in Olathe made his first court appearance Monday afternoon via closed-circuit television from the Johnson County Jail.
Adam Purinton, 51, is accused of shooting three men at Austins Bar & Grill on Wednesday in what is being investigated by the FBI as a possible hate crime.
Purinton is charged in Johnson County District Court with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
The judge appointed the public defenders office to represent Purinton. A lawyer from the office waived Purinton's right to have charges read in court.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, died in the shooting.
Alok Madasani, 32, and Ian Grillot, 24, were wounded.
Kuchibhotla and Madasani worked together at Garmin. They are from India, and witnesses have said that the gunman made derogatory statements toward them before the shooting.
Grillot was shot after intervening to help the other men.
Several hours after the shooting, Purinton was arrested at an Applebee's restaurant in Clinton, Mo.
A bartender called police after Purinton allegedly told her he had shot people and was looking for a place to hide.
Purinton is being held in the Johnson County Jail on a bond of $2 million.
His next court appearance will be March 9.
