CONWAY — On Monday, the man who was shot in the stomach in August at a Stark Road property took the stand in Carroll County Superior Court in defense of the alleged shooter during a bail hearing. However, the judge ended up denying bail.
Devan Bynoe, 28, of Conway was indicted on felony charges of first- and second-degree assault, as well as two counts of criminal threatening, for shooting Michael Hamilton, 47, also of Conway, in the stomach and threatening Hamilton with a gun on Aug. 26.
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