A 25-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his parents inside their Spanish Fort home on Saturday will remain held inside the Baldwin County Jail without bond until at least he is scheduled to return to court next month.

Trinell Brown, 25, spoke little during an initial court appearance before Baldwin County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Norton Tuesday in Bay Minette ahead of the judge ordering that he be held without bond.

The order came after a prosecutor warned that Brown poses a public safety risk if he’s released from jail.

“He could be a danger to himself and others as well,” Norton said.

A preliminary hearing is set for 11 a.m. on April 11.

“Based on the facts of this case, someone like that is absolutely a danger to the community,” said Patrick Doggett, a prosecutor on the case representing the Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office.

Brown faces two counts of capital murder, which can be punishable by death. He is accused of shooting and killing his parents – 52-year-old Clemmie Brown and 42-year-old Syretta Brown – following a confrontation Saturday inside the family’s home on McFarland Road in Spanish Fort.

Brown allegedly shot and killed his parents with an assault rifle, though authorities do not have additional details on whether he owned the gun.

Brown’s 4-year-old daughter was also inside the house at the time of the shooting, according to authorities.

“That is another egregious fact about what happened is that a child was present,” Doggett said.

“The child, to my knowledge, is in custody with a family member at this point in time. I would urge anyone out there to pray for the well being of that child.”

None of Brown’s family was at the court hearing.

“We are trying to determine what happened,” said Doggett, unsure of motive. “It’s hard to tell at this point. Sometimes you don’t have a good reason why things happen. No act like this is rational.”

In recent days, family members have told local TV news outlets that Brown had previously been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

His attorneys – Gulf Shores attorney Tyler Goodwin and Kyle Henderson of Robertsdale – did not ask for a plea of not guilty by reasons of mental defect.

In an unrelated capital murder case last month, the attorneys representing 21-year-old Jared Smith-Bracy – who is accused of killing his grandparents, a brother and a family friend inside their Daphne home on February 22 – entered a plea of not guilty based on mental defect or disorder.

Doggett said he was not surprised that had not been requested yet for Brown.

“The evidence I’ve seen gathered up to this point does not appear to be the reason why this happened,” he said. “They are in the process of gathering facts and circumstances about why it happened. The Sheriff’s Department is working tirelessly for that. Could (mental health issues) be a contributing factor? We don’t know yet. That’s being investigated along with everything else.”

Goodwin and Henderson released a statement that read, “Our prayers with those grieving the loss of the Browns. We have not had a chance to thoroughly investigate the allegations, but Trinell is presumed innocent and we intend to vigorously defend this young man against the charges the government has brought against him.”

Doggett said confessions from Brown admitting to shooting and killing his parents, which were allegedly caught on a 911 call, will be admissible evidence during future court proceedings.

“Anything that is gathered in this case will be used and hopefully (will) hold him fully accountable for what he did.”

The cases involving Brown and Smith-Bracy are unrelated, authorities have said in recent days. But their close timing has authorities perplexed and having a hard time recalling past similarities in Baldwin County history.

“Obviously, not in my careers as a prosecutor have we had that in Baldwin County, but they are not related to each other as far as the evidence that has been obtained at this point in time,” Doggett said.