New details were revealed in court Thursday during an arraignment hearing for a man accused of murdering a woman in Kanawha City earlier this year.

Vestal Harper, 76, of Charleston was recently indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Nancy Belcher, 72, whose body was found Aug. 30 on Lower Donnally Road in Charleston with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Harper also was indicted on charges of presentment of a firearm during the commission of a felony and burglary.

Harper was arraigned on the charges during a virtual hearing before Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Bailey.

During the hearing, Harper's attorney. John Sullivan asked the judge to set a $50,000 property bond in the case.

"Mr. Harper is 76-years-old, has lived, I believe in this county and this state all of his life," Sullivan told the court. "I don't think Mr. Harper has any criminal record whatsoever, in his entire life. Obviously, this is the most serious type of charge that can be charged but the question on bail is whether there is a danger of flight or risk to the community and Mr. Harper doesn't present either of these."

Kanawha County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Michele Drummond objected to be any bond being set in the case which could send Harper to prison for the rest of his life if he is convicted.

Drummond contended that Harper had not ever been convicted of a crime but did say he had been charged in 2002 with domestic assault. She also noted arrests from the 1980s on assault and destruction of property charges.

She told the judge that the crime was "extremely violent" and also noted the strength of the state's evidence that includes a Ring doorbell video that captured the shooting.

"This is a crime that, if we proceed to trial, the evidence will come from many areas but importantly a Ring video where the defendant approaches a home talking with the victim," Drummond explained. "When she refuses to speak with him or allow him in, he pulls a weapon that he has bought recently from a pocket and shoots her a number of times. Then, per the video, actually steps over her to leave and turns around and shoots again to where her fallen body would be lying."

"Under these circumstances and safety to community based upon what appears to have been a crime fueled with jealousy, bond is not appropriate in this matter," Drummond said.

Sullivan continued to say that Harper was not a flight risk or a danger to the community.

"If he is granted bail, he will be here for trial," he said.

Bailey said she has reviewed the case and noted that Harper was arrested in his car following the shooting. "I do note that he was only arrested because he was in a vehicle, which would appear he was attempting to flee. I don't know the details but obviously he was located by the police and arrested driving a vehicle," Bailey said before denying bond in the case.

According to a criminal complaint, a person called 911 and reported hearing a woman scream and then gunshots and a man took off in a red sport utility vehicle.

When they got to the street, officers said, they found Harper leaving the scene in his vehicle. They were able to quickly stop and detain him. They said he threw a gun out of the vehicle before they took him into custody. The gun had blood splatter on it and so did Harper, the complaint said.

Harper pleaded not guilty to the charges and a trial was set for March 6.