At an arraignment, defense counsel entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Michael Grab, and the court ordered him released on pretrial monitoring with specific conditions.

Defense counsel said, "We received a copy of the complaint. We may have a formal reading of that complaint and would like to enter a plea of not guilty." The court confirmed the reading of the complaint was waived and reviewed pretrial considerations after receiving a public safety assessment.

The court noted the public safety assessment (PSA) gave scores of 1 out of 6 for failure to appear and 1 out of 6 for new criminal activity and said the recommendation was release with conditions that include monthly reporting. The prosecutor told the court, "The state would request that the defendant refrain from possessing a firearm or other weapon, and comply with the DCP and P investigation; a no contact order ... is not something that the state's requesting at this point." Defense counsel indicated no objection.

The judge ordered release on pretrial monitoring level 1 and set conditions, stating the defendant "shall appear for all scheduled court proceedings, immediately notify pretrial services of any change of address, telephone number, or contact information, not commit any offenses during the period of release, refrain from possessing a firearm until further order of the court, and ... report to pretrial services telephonically once per month." The court said the defendant will receive a copy of the court's release order and warned that failure to comply could result in revocation and the issuance of a warrant.

The court scheduled a pre-indictment conference for Jan. 20 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 501 before Judge Flynn, and ordered the defendant to contact pretrial services the next day at 2:00 p.m. for initial reporting. The calendar concluded and the court was adjourned.

Next steps: the defendant must comply with the release conditions and make the required pretrial-services contact; the case is set for a pre-indictment conference on Jan. 20.