00:00A mass man that investigators say declared martial law before walking out of a local Walmart with Solon merchandise will
00:06stay behind bars until his trial.
00:08I'm Stephanie Rodriguez at the Orange County Courthouse.
00:10I was here in the courtroom when a judge denied bail for Jason Beale.
00:14The prosecution says he's a threat to the community, but his attorneys say this is just a case of shoplifting
00:19that ended with their client getting shot.
00:22I understand there's discussions of him claiming martial law, but again, there was never any direct threats.
00:2748-year-old Jason Beale's public defender arguing he isn't a danger to anyone because he wasn't actively threatening people
00:33inside the Walmart on East Colonial when deputies say he stole from the store.
00:38Investigators say a mass Beale left the Walmart with a cart full of stolen merchandise last month.
00:42They say Beale had a knife and mentioned having a gun and declared martial law.
00:46Deputies used a taser on him after they say he didn't respond to repeated commands to stop.
00:51Two knives were recovered. Beale is charged with robbery with a deadly weapon and resisting an officer with violence.
00:57The state requested no bond, citing his criminal history, which includes burglary, arson, and sexual battery.
01:03That no conditions of release or bail will reasonably protect the community from the risk of physical harm or ensure
01:08the presence of the defendant at trial.
01:10Beale's attorney is saying it was the loss prevention officer alleging Beale had a gun that escalated things.
01:16And that misbelief ultimately led the police to handle this case differently, which led to my client being shot in
01:21this situation, Your Honor.
01:22The judge ultimately denying Beale.
01:24He was armed with multiple weapons and displaying that behavior that was significant enough to concern law enforcement that he
01:34was not simply just robbing the store, but that he may in fact be a mass shooter.
01:39Obviously, he was not.
01:40As for the shooting, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating it, and the Orange County Sheriff's Office will
01:46do its own investigation once that one is finished.
01:49Reporting in Orange County, Stephanie Rodriguez, News 6.
01:51Gracias.
