A Stayton man accused of seriously injuring a woman during an assault last summer has been denied a bail reduction as he awaits trial.
Jeremy Don Ellis, 42, has been held in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail since Aug. 28, 2023, when he was arraigned on charges of second-degree assault and fourth-degree assault.
He is accused of punching two women Aug. 26, 2023, in Stayton, allegedly shattering the cheekbone of one victim. If convicted, Ellis faces at least 70 months in prison.
During a Nov. 8, 2023, release hearing, public defender Jacob Reynolds claimed witnesses could not corroborate the seriousness of the victim’s injuries and asked for bail to be set at $25,000.
Prosecutors objected to a reduction, while the alleged victim also spoke during the hearing. After weighing testimony, Judge Channing Bennett kept bail unchanged.
Ellis is due back in court Jan. 12 for a status check hearing, while a trial date is still pending.
