John Alexander Wagner, 34, one of the suspects charged in the robbery and stabbing of Hopkins researcher Stephen Pitcairn, was ordered held without bond in a brief bail review hearing this morning.
In this morning's paper we outlined Wagner's long criminal history, and his multiple infractions while on two separate yet concurrent probation terms that never triggered a change in his probation or prison time. District Court Judge Devy P. Russell emphasized Wagner's repeated crimes, reading them one-by-one even after pre-trial services officials and a prosecutor had each done the same a moment earlier.
She called his record "extensive and extreme" and said it was "clear from his prior record that he not only demonstrates an extreme disregard for others, but has an intent to commit malicious acts on his victims."
Wagner's public defender said he denied the current charges and said he has earned a GED and has been working a city hookah lounge for the past several weeks.