An Atlantic City man was freed from jail last month after a judge found no evidence that he fired a gun that led to the lockdown of a Pleasantville school.
But new videos obtained as part of the investigation now show Rashin Holley lifting his arm and firing a gun six times, according to information provided at a new detention hearing Thursday.
Judge Jeffrey Wilson ordered him held.
A ShotSpotter audio gunshot-detection alert brought officers to the area of West Edgewater and Chestnut avenues at about 12:35 p.m. Feb. 11.
There were no shell casings, but a vehicle parked on Edgewater was struck by gunfire.
South Main Street Elementary School nearby was put into lockdown as a precaution.
Holley, 35, was arrested the next day, charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault, along with possession of a firearm, possession for an unlawful purpose and certain person not to possess a firearm.
But during his detention hearing days later, a judge found there was no evidence linking Holley to the shooting.
Video surveillance shows Holley walking in the area and then running to a car driven by his nephew after shots are fired.
"Run, neph, run!" the man told police Holley said as he ran after the shots.
"Mr. Holley was at the wrong place at the wrong time trying to buy some pot," defense attorney Steve Feldman said at that hearing, arguing that there was no video showing Holley with a gun.
But at a new hearing Thursday, Assistant Prosecutor Deirdre Laws presented Judge Jeffrey Wilson with three videos obtained from private surveillance via a warrant.
The new video — none of which was shown in court — shows Holley raise his arm and fire six shots before running away, according to the narrative both Laws and Wilson gave during the hearing.
Feldman maintained that the shooter could not be positively identified.
Holley previously admitted he was in the area to buy marijuana, but has denied firing the gun, via his attorney.
Laws pointed to Holley's criminal history that makes him a certain person not to possess a weapon, with prior convictions that include hindering and escape, along with two failures to appear.
Feldman argued that Holley has been out of prison for 10 years, has maintained steady employment and lives with his significant other while raising a child.
In arguing for release, Feldman noted that Holley could have run once released from jail when the first charges were dismissed by Judge Dorothy Garrabrant. Instead, he met with Feldman and turned himself in.
The judge did credit Holley with turning himself within a day after finding out he had been charged again.
Feldman also argued against the aggravated assault charge, since there was property damage but no one was injured.
While no victim has come forward, the judge was concerned about a shooting in broad daylight on a residential street, "which puts the entire community at risk of any type of stray bullet or just the exposure to this type of activity."
Safety of the community coupled with the gun not being recovered led Wilson to detain Holley.
He will now remain in the Atlantic County Justice Facility pending resolution of the case.
