A federal judge in Washington refused Tuesday to throw out criminal charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, NBC News reported.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the indictment "falls squarely within that portion of the authority granted to the Special Counsel that Manafort finds unobjectionable," namely the order to investigate any links coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign.

"Manafort was, at one time, not merely 'associated with,' but the chairman of, the Presidential campaign, and his work on behalf of the Russia-backed Ukrainian political party and connections to other Russian figures are matters of public record. It was logical and appropriate for investigators tasked with the investigation of 'any links' between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign to direct their attention to him," the judge wrote.

Severe storms moved through Connecticut on Tuesday afternoon, pelting cars and homes with hail, taking down trees, and showing signatures of a possible tornado in some towns.

Oxford police reported trees and power lines down throughout the town trapping people in cars.

Radar images confirmed a tornado that moved through the Oxford and Southbury area, according to NBC Connecticut Chief Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan.

In Cheshire, a large tree came down on a house on Bellamy Road, putting a huge hole in the roof.

The severe storm cell continued into Wallingford where trees are down in the South Main Street area as well as other parts of town.

Trees were also down across I-84 in Middlebury and Route 34 in Derby.

Hail the size of golf balls fell in places like Hartland and Granby.

As of 6 p.m., more than 120,000 customers were without power. Some of the hardest hit towns include Southbury, Beacon Falls, Winchester and Brookfield.

At different points through the afternoon, tornado warnings were issued for Litchfield, Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and Middlesex counties.

Among establishment Democratic candidates running for governor, Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz appeared to have the edge since their respective campaigns started last year.

Lamont, a businessman from Greenwich, has been gaining momentum among Democrats for the past month, while Bysiewicz has slowly seen her chances fade for the state’s highest office.

On Tuesday morning, the two announced they would become partners as they attempt to keep the Connecticut Governor’s Office in blue hands.

“It’s time for us to get together as a party and time for Democrats to win,” Lamont said during the event in New Haven.

The merger was discussed during a meeting Saturday, where one source with knowledge of the meeting told NBC Connecticut, “neither side knew what the outcome would be.”

By Monday afternoon, two days after Republicans emerged with three guaranteed candidates on the August primary ballot and four more possible, Bysiewiecz decided ending her campaign was the best path forward toward a victory in November.

“We just saw their very divisive convention and we’re going into our convention united and we’ll be stronger together,” Bysiewicz said.

Party unity is being touted with this move, but the reality is more complicated.

State Senator Gary Winfield, (D – New Haven), said the news of the possible team of Lamont and Bysiewicz caught him by surprise.

“I’m not overly excited as a Democrat about the ticket,” he said.

Winfield was considering a run for Lieutenant Governor over the past week and said he still needs to have more discussions with his family.

He said he is not so certain that two white people at the top of the Democratic ticket will make waves with the diverse sections of the party, especially in the state’s large cities where they provide an advantage Republicans can’t replicate.

“The party relies on those people on issues, to get them over the hurdle, to win elections. I think that’s important to consider,” Winfield said. “Those people want to see from time to time, I think this year was one of those years, that reflected in the ticket what they see in their communities.”

Lamont made a pledge which acts as a promise to historically Democratic supporters that acts as a sort of challenge to whomever the Republican nominee may be.

“Our administration will be the most diverse administration in Connecticut history and it’s not a political calculation. You’ve got to make sure you have a government that reflects the people of the state,” Lamont said.

Southbury was one of several towns hard-hit by severe weather that left at least one person dead in Connecticut Tuesday.

As of Tuesday night, 100 percent of the town remained without power. Town officials reported multiple roads blocked with down trees and power lines.

A large tree brought down wires and for hours has been blocking both lanes on Old Waterbury Road.

It was hard to spot all the damage Tuesday night because the town was in the dark. One local told NBC Connecticut his normal 20-minute ride home from Danbury took two hours.

“It was like a cataclysm you couldn’t believe from the bible stories the world coming down upon you, trees crashing all over the place electrical wires down, traffic jams,” Greg Klein said.

During the storms hail and heavy rain hammered down and made visibility low on highways. Several trees came down, falling on Interstate 84 and blocking exits in the Southbury and Waterbury areas.

Southbury town officials ask for patience as crews work to clean up damage and restore power.

The town of Brookfield has declared a "town disaster" after severe storms moved through the state Tuesday.

First Selectman Steve Dunn declared a town disaster on Facebook Tuesday evening and said more emergency resources were coming to aid town crews.

"Every single street has trees down. Most of our roads are impassable. We have dozens of downed power lines that have to get cleared up," Dunn said.

Dunn told NBC Connecticut the 911 system was overwhelmed with calls.

Two people were hurt during the storm.

“They were walking in the greenway and a tree fell on them. So I think one person had a broken arm. They were able to make it to the police station and walk up because it’s right down here, so we got them an ambulance and got them right to the hospital. I don’t think there’s any life-threating injury there though,” Dunn said.

There are hundreds of trees, utility poles and power lines down across town.

Residents are asked to remain indoors while officials assessed the damage.

Officials remind anyone using a generator to keep them outside and away from open windows. In the immediate aftermath of the storm Tuesday night, nearly 90 percent of town was without power.

Many around town were assessing the damage to their own property. Brookfield resident Heather Tamburri said she was at her boyfriend's mother's home at the time of the storm, and the powerful winds were like nothing she'd ever seen before.

"Really high winds and then you saw the branches falling down then all of a sudden the tree came down through the house came down," Tamburri said.

The women were not hurt, and Tamburri said though she was still in shock, she knows material things can always be replaced.

Brookfield schools and town hall will be closed Wednesday.

One man was killed in Danbury during severe storms that moved through Connecticut on Tuesday afternoon, according to the mayor.

Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton confirmed a man was killed in the Candlewood Lake area. Boughton said the man was mowing a lawn and when the storm came he sheltered in a truck. A tree came down on the truck, killing him.

A teen also suffered serious injuries when the roof of the baseball dugout at Abbott Tech flew off and struck him, the mayor confirmed.

Danbury fire officials said two firefighters have been issued during storm response. 

Residents have been asked to shelter in place while crews continue working to clear downed trees and wires across the city.

A shelter has been opened at the Bill Williams Gymnasium at Western Connecticut State University. The gym is on Osborne Street near Dr. James Roach Boulevard in downtown Danbury.

Officials said the shelter is only for residents who are without power at home and need it to use medical devices such as ventilators. Anyone who needs to arrange transportation to the shelter should call 911.

More information was not immediately available.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

The Hawaiian volcano that forced evacuations by spewing lava and noxious fumes into communities prompted a red alert on Tuesday, as the U.S. Geological Survey noted an ash cloud rising more than two miles into the sky. 

The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded the aviation warning for Kilauea from orange to red Tuesday afternoon, saying ash from the Halemaumau crater had been rising nearly continuously and in increased intensity.

The ash cloud was observed as high as 12,000 feet above sea level and ashfall reported as far as 18 miles away.

The USGS aviation code red designation means "major volcanic eruption is imminent, underway, or suspected with hazardous activity both on the ground and in the air."

The upgraded warning comes a week after the molten lava destroyed at least 26  homes in the Leilani Estates area on the Big Island. Thousands are still under evacuation orders as volcanic activity continues.

Shocking images of lava spilling onto roads and 20 fissures expanding in the earth emerged as reports of toxic gas forced residents from their homes. 

"At any time, activity may become more explosive, increasing the intensity of ash production and producing ballistic projectiles near the vent," the USGS said in a statement. 

Geologists have warned that if Kilauea erupts, the volcano could hurl ash and boulders miles into the sky. But the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Tuesday that there is no evidence suggesting an earthquake that would generate a tsunami.

A Sichuan Airlines co-pilot was nearly sucked out of his plane's cockpit when the jet's windshield shattered at 30,000 feet Monday, about an hour into a flight from southwestern China to Tibet, NBC News reported.

Captain Liu Chuanjian told Chengdu Business News that he struggled to maintain control of the plane full of 119 passengers while his co-pilot had "half his body suspended out of the window," kept in the aircraft by his seatbelt.

Liu has been hailed as a hero in China since making an emergency landing in Chengdu, where 27 passengers sought assistance. The co-pilot was treated for scratches and a sprained wrist, China's Civil Aviation Administration said.

"Every item in the cockpit was flying around. Most of the equipment was malfunctioning," he said. "And the noise was so great, the radio was inaudible."

Windshields shattering midflight are rare. In 1990, a British Airways pilot survived after being partially sucked out of a window.

A 25-year-old man was arrested after allegedly posing as a high school student in a Dallas Independent School District campus so he could compete in high school basketball, according to Texas officials. Now the University Interscholastic League, UIL, is monitoring the situation.

Dallas ISD police said Sidney Bouvier Gilstrap-Portley claimed to be a displaced Hurricane Harvey evacuee and enrolled as a freshman student at Skyline High School in August under the name Rashun Richardson. Federal law exempts people who claim to be homeless or an evacuee due to a natural disaster from requiring documents they might not have.

Richardson ISD officials confirmed the man also enrolled in classes at Richardson High School in October for one day. District officials say he did not give a reason for withdrawing one day after enrolling.

DISD says Gilstrap-Portley ended up at Hillcrest High School and joined the varsity basketball team there.

A UIL spokesperson said the UIL is aware of Gilstrap-Portley playing during the basketball season and the minimum penalty for using ineligble players is forfeiture of the games where the player participated.

A woman who has a 14 year old daughter at Hillcrest High School told NBC 5 Gilstrap-Portley dated the young girl earlier this year. The woman asked NBC 5 not to make her name public. She says her daughter met Gilstrap-Portley at school in January. Her daughter told her they've kissed, but had no other sexual contact.

She says police have been in touch with her family and detectives told her they are investigating the suspect's activities over the nine months he allegedly posed as a high school student. 

Hillcrest High School Principal Bayer said he and staff believed the suspect's story about being a hurricane evacuee, homeless with an absentee mother and younger siblings to care for. He said Gilstrap-Portley appeared to be 17. He was a starter on the basketball team but didn't stick out in ability over the younger students.

"He was a good player, but didn't stick out as being completely head and shoulders above everyone else," said Bayer when asked if there were any red flags.

"Other than him being a very quiet, reserved young man, polite," he said. "Looking back on that now, it makes sense to me that maybe he was trying not to be noticed or bring attention to himself."

He said he's since learned from police that the suspect has a child and girlfriend. Bayer says they came to basketball games, but staff believed the woman and child were a sister and nephew of the suspect.

Bayer said Gilstrap-Portley couldn't show transcripts or school records other than proof of withdrawal from Skyline High School. Bayer said Gilstrap-Portley did provide record of immunization and a physical. Bayer said the records listed the name Rashun Richardson and the same date of birth given when Gilstrap-Portley enrolled.

“For him to take advantage of the Harvey situation and then the homeless laws and get himself in front of our students, it is frustrating,” said Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa. 

It was revealed that Gilstrap-Portley, who once played basketball at North Mesquite High School and at Dallas Christian College, was an imposter when one of his former basketball coaches spotted him at a basketball tournament on April 30, district officials said.

North Mesquite Head Basketball Coach Phillip Randall told NBC DFW that he was not the one who spotted Gilstrap-Portley, but he did tip off Hillcrest High School after he was informed.

"He was an average player and a good kid, I'm surprised," Randall said. 

Gilstrap-Portley played for Randall until 2011 when he graduated from North Mesquite. Seven years later, he was still playing high school basketball and, according to Hinojosa, who had watched Gilstrap-Portley play at a playoff game, "he didn’t look any different than the other students."

Hinojosa apologized to the parents of students in the district and vowed to "follow better protocals to try and prevent this from happpening."

"You send your kid to be safe at school and to participate in extracurricular activities and this should not happen,” Hinojosa added.

Gilstrap-Portley was arrested over the weekend on charges of tampering with government records, but has since bonded out of jail. 

Hillcrest High School sent the below letter to parents on Monday.

More kids are attempting suicide or thinking about it, according to a new study out Wednesday.

The rate of children's hospitalizations for suicidal thoughts or activity doubled from about 2008 to 2015, researcher Dr. Gregory Plemmons of Vanderbilt University told NBC News.

The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, looked at data from 49 children's hospitals. It found that girls made up nearly two-thirds of cases.

What's behind the uptick isn't clear to the researchers — "I don't have any one magic answer that explains why we're seeing this," Plemmons said.

SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: The National Suicide Prevention Hotline (1-800-273-8255) is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Cosmo DiNardo received four consecutive life sentences Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to killing four young men and burying their bodies on his family's sprawling suburban Philadelphia farm.

In an unexpected turn, DiNardo's cousin, Sean Kratz, rejected an offer to plead guilty to third-degree murder and related offenses Wednesday. Instead, the state will now pursue first-degree murder and the death penalty. 

“Justice is not perfect. Justice has no time limits,” Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said during a press conference. “I’m just as whiplashed as all of you.”

Weintraub added that DiNardo could now testify against his cousin. 

The DA expects Kratz's trial to take place no earlier than next year. He spoke directly with Kratz in the moments before the young man officially rejected the offer in court, he said. 

“We had a cordial conversation,” Weintraub said. “He was resolute. That’s his right.”

Four civil cases against the cousins, Dinardo's parents and the family's holdings remain, attorney Tom Kline, who is representing the Finocchiaro, said.  

Twelve family members of the men killed -Dean Finocchiaro, Thomas Meo, Mark Sturgis and Jimi Taro Patrick - at times angry and other times tearfully grieving, read emotional victim impact statements before Judge Jeffrey Finley. Their sorrow filled the courtroom for nearly two hours. 

“I’m going to ask him to do something, that every day he wakes up in jail, please say a pray for Jimmy’s mother,” Sharon Patrick, Jimmy Patrick’s grandmother, said as DiNardo sat with his head down just feet away. “ Please pray for me that I’ll be able to forgive you.”

Others were more blunt.

“You’re the perfect example of starting at the top and working their way down to the gutter,” Mark Potash, Mark Sturgis’s father, told DiNardo. “You brought shame and embarrassment to your family name.”

Thomas Meo’s mother, Melissa Fratanduono, called DiNardo “a f------ piece of s---.”

Before he was sentenced to life, DiNardo apologized to the families in a brief statement. 

“I’m so sorry,” he said. “If there was anything I could do to take back the things that occurred, I would. I’m so sorry.”

Judge Finley was unmoved. 

“Your apology at least from my perspective comes across as false and insincere,” he said.

He said he spent some time in the last week listening to DiNardo’s confession to law enforcement following the heinous slayings.

“The tone of your voice stood out as having such a total and complete disregard to the value of human life,” Finley said. He added that if DiNardo were to ever be released from prison, Finley believes DiNardo would kill again. 

“I try to think of something to say to you and to them to make sense of all this, to bring peace to them,” Finley told DiNardo. “Nothing I say will do that.”

Police found the bodies of the missing men after a grueling, five-day search in July 2017. Three were lit on fire and placed in an oil tank converted into a pig roaster. One was buried in the ground. 

DiNardo, 21, had lured the men, ages 19 to 22, to his family's 90-acre farm under the guise of making marijuana deals. Each meeting turned into an ambush and then a bloodbath.

Five state parks will be closed for at least several days after powerful storms came through and caused extensive damage. 

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the following state parks are closed: 

1. Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden
2. Chatfield Hollow State Park in Southbury
3. Kettletown State Park in Southbury
4. Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield
5. Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford 

The storms that moved through Connecticut pelted cars and homes with hail, took down trees, and showed signatures of a possible tornado in some towns. 

“Yesterday’s storm caused extensive damage at several Connecticut State Parks, it is imperative that residents, for their own safety, do not visit any closed park,” DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee said. “DEEP staff is working to clear the damage as quickly as possible so that visitors can return to the parks that process is slowed down by curiosity seekers.”

If someone is found trespassing at a state park, they could be subject to an infraction.

A 41-year-old woman was killed when a tree came down on her car in New Fairfield during severe storms Tuesday and a 3-year-old child was with her at the time but appeared to be OK, according to state police.

Police said the tree came down on the car on Brush Hill Road, near Gillotti Road, at 5:10 p.m. and several downed trees and power lines restricted access to the area.

The 41-year-old New Fairfield woman was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:08 p.m., state police said.

The 3-year-old did not appear to be injured and was transported to Danbury Hospital.

An armed teen was wounded in a shootout with police at a high school in Dixon, Illinois, Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. 

According to Dixon Police Chief Steve Howell, a school resource officer "confronted an armed male subject" around 8 a.m. at Dixon High School after several shots were reported fired near the school's west gym.

The armed teen fled from the responding officer, allegedly firing shots as he ran. The school resource officer returned fire, injuring the suspect, authorities said. 

The injuries are believed to be non-life threatening and the suspect was taken into custody just west of the high school He was receiving medical treatment, but his condition was not immediately released. No other injuries were reported, police said. 

"A lot of things went right today when a great many of them could have gone wrong," said Dixon Mayor Liandro Arellano Jr. 

The names of the suspect and officer involved in the shooting weren't immediately released, but Howell said the suspect was a 19-year-old former student at the school. 

The school resource officer was being placed on administrative leave, per department policy. 

Dixon High School and all Dixon public schools were placed on lockdown following the shooting. Dixon High School remained the only school on lockdown shortly after 11 a.m., though all students had been reunited with their parents, Howell said. 

He noted that when police arrived at the scene, students and teachers were found barricaded in their classrooms, blocking doors with desks and bookshelves. 

Police said they believed the suspect "acted alone" and there was no further threat to students or staff. They thanked the officer who shot the suspect, praising him as a hero.

"With shots ringing out through the hallways of the school, he charged towards the suspect and confronted him head on," Howell said. "Because of his heroic actions, countless lives were saved. We are forever indebted to him for his service and his bravery."

Multiple police agencies responded to the scene, authorities said. Peoria Avenue was closed in the area as an investigation continued. 

Check back for more on this developing story. 

Amazon is done visiting the 20 cities that are finalists in its search for a second headquarters, sources close to the process told NBC News Wednesday.

Amazon's "HQ2" will bring a $5 billion investment and as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs, the e-commerce giant has said.

While Seattle-based Amazon hasn't revealed many details about the decision-making process, it has said it's been looking to find "a city that is excited to work with us and where our customers, employees, and the community can all benefit."

Some cities in the top 20 have reported a surge in economic development inquiries from other companies since the list was released in January.

Tuesday's storm was so powerful that it actually caused a tsunami in Long Island Sound.

That's right, a tsunami!

"A meteo-tsunami occurred as a rapid fluctuation in pressure traversed the Sound at a speed that resulted in a tsunami formation," NBC Connecticut Chief Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan tweeted Wednesday morning.

So what does that mean?

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, meteo-tsunamis are created by air-pressure disturbances often associated with severe thunderstorms and other storm fronts.

Meteo-tsunamis have reached heights of 6 feet, according to NOAA.  They are observed in many bodies of water around the world.

Tsunamis caused by earthquakes and other seismic activity can be much bigger and cause devastation.

Tide readings from New Haven yesterday show water levels fluctuated as much a foot more than a normal reading.

The fluctuations lasted for several hours.

Gauges in New Haven detected the tsunami, according to the National Weather Service in Boston.

The Connecticut State’s Attorney’s Office is investigating after a DEA Task Force officer shot a suspect driving a vehicle toward police during a narcotics operation in Hartford Wednesday, according to Hartford police.

Police said the incident began when Hartford Vice & Narcotics officers and federal DEA agents were investigating a recent drug-related homicide on Huntington Street. Officers saw a drug sale. Officers tried to approach the seller, who was in a vehicle, in the area of Sigourney Street and Asylum Avenue.

Police said the suspect drove the vehicle up on the sidewalk toward officers, apparently trying to flee. A DEA officer fired at the suspect twice. The suspect continued driving and crashed into a parked car in the area of 1000 Asylum Ave.

The suspect was taken into custody and taken to St. Francis Hospital for treatment. Police said he is listed in stable condition, and the injuries are not life-threatening.

The Connecticut State’s Attorney’s Office have responded to investigate.

Neither the suspect nor the DEA officer have been identified at this time.

A distraught wife underwent weapons training and used a tracking device on her husband before killing his mistress and then taking her own life inside a home in Philadelphia's wealthy Main Line, according to sources close to the investigation.

The sources revealed new details on the events leading up to the suburban murder-suicide in Radnor Township on April 23, including that the husband was texted grisly photos from the crime scene. 

Jennair Gerardot shot and killed Meredith Sullivan Chapman, 30, inside her home before turning the gun on herself. Chapman had been having an affair with Gerardot's husband, Mark Gerardot, prior to the shooting, police said.

Chapman was a former WHYY producer for its Delaware bureau and ran an unsuccessful bid as a Republican for a state senate seat in Delaware. She was also married to Newark City Councilman Luke Chapman, but the couple was reportedly separated.

She had recently moved to the home on Lowrys Lane in Radnor Township for a new job at nearby Villanova University.

Gerardot's life had also changed prior to her death. A recent transplant to the East Coast, her social media photos with her husband Mark showed a seemingly happy couple. But underneath the surface there were signs of trouble.

"There were money issues, self-confidence issues," Radnor Township Police Superintendent William Colarulo said. "Her life was falling apart."

Gerardot began posting messages on social media begging for help while claiming her marriage was crumbling and her husband wanted out. She was also searching for therapy.

Sources told NBC10 Gerardot began using a tracking device and computer software to find out more about her husband's affair with Chapman.

On April 21, Chapman's neighbor saw a woman with a "grim, concerned or worried" expression on her face standing near her driveway in Radnor Township, police said. 

The woman was using a pair of binoculars while staring at Chapman's home on Lowrys Lane. The neighbor said the woman then got into a black SUV and drove off. 

Despite thinking the episode odd, the neighbor decided not to report it to police.

Law enforcement sources believe the mysterious woman was Gerardot, who was driving a rental SUV and using binoculars to scout out the area.

Two days later, Mark Gerardot arrived at a restaurant in Newtown Square where his wife had told him to meet her for dinner. Only six miles away, Jennair Gerardot was near Chapman's home, parked in the back inside the rented SUV with gloves and earplugs.

She then broke through the front porch door and waited for Chapman to return, having just enough time to clean up the broken glass, sources say. When Chapman walked into the home, Gerardot opened fire, killing her, before taking her own life, police said. 

Gerardot underwent gun training before purchasing the murder weapon, sources said. While carrying out the killing, she fired so fast that Chapman, who was still clutching her house keys, likely didn't see it coming.

Around 7 p.m. that night, Mark Gerardot began receiving text messages from his wife while he waited at the restaurant. The messages included graphic photographs from inside Chapman's home. Mark Geradot then rushed to Chapman's house where he found both his lover and his wife dead from gunshot wounds.

Mark Gerardot called 911 and was so hysterical that he gave the wrong house number. He also confessed to the dispatcher that he'd been cheating on his wife, sources said. 

Investigators also found an extensive suicide note from Jennair Gerardot.

Since the murder-suicide, neither Mark Gerardot nor Chapman's ex-husband have publicly commented on the case. With the case closed, police may not ever release everything they've learned and some questions may always remain unanswered.

Chapman's family called her a "beacon of light to anyone who was fortunate enough to meet her," in a released statement.

"She loved her family fiercely, was a compassionate friend and among the most talented and innovative professionals in her field," they wrote. "Her death was sudden and tragic, but will not define who she was to the thousands of people who loved her."

SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: The National Suicide Prevention Hotline (1-800-273-8255) is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

A volunteer firefighter who is accused of setting a fire outside a Shelton firehouse during a dinner in February has been charged with child pornography possession after police searched his cell phone. 

Police said the new charges stem from the prior arrest. 

Officers initially arrested 57-year-old William Tortora, of Shelton, after an investigation into a fire in the back parking lot of Echo Hose Company #1 during a past captain’s dinner on Feb. 3.  

During that investigation, police said they seized his cell phone and detectives found photos and video of child pornography. 

Tortora, who remains incarcerated since the prior arrest, has been charged with illegal possession of child pornography in the third degree and promoting a minor in an obscene performance. 

The bond for this incident was set at $75,000.  

Online court records say he was pleaded not guilty to charges filed in the prior case, including second-degree arson, reckless endangerment in the second degree, criminal mischief in the second degree, as well as conspiracy charges in relation to each count.