Christopher Casey, 55 of the 300 block of Fitch Drive in the Hatboro section of Upper Moreland Township, is seeking a bail reduction after entering not guilty pleas to charges of third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and possessing an instrument of crime in connection with the alleged stabbing of his next-door neighbor, 62-year-old Robert Wallace, on January 14, The Pottstown Mercury reported.

Casey remains in Montgomery County jail in lieu of $1 million cash bail while awaiting trial.

His attorney filed a petition for the reduction in part because “(Casey) is not a flight risk, and has an intellectual/learning disability. (Casey) has extensive family ties in Montgomery County and is a lifelong resident.”

The attorney did not elaborate on the nature of Casey’s alleged intellectual or learning disability in court papers.

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