A Montgomery man charged with possession of a firearm with a machine gun conversion device who was at the scene of the Nov. 10 shooting at Tuskegee University appeared briefly in federal court Friday morning.

Jeremiah Williams, 20, was in court for a preliminary and detention hearing but waived his right for the hearing.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Michael Doyle said Williams will remain in the custody of U.S. Marshals pending further proceedings in the case.

Williams’ attorney, William Blanchard, said he expects the case to proceed to a grand jury. Blanchard said Williams would plead not guilty if he is indicted. Blanchard did not rule out requesting a detention hearing later.

Williams appeared in court in a red prison jumpsuit with hand and feet restraints. Some members of his family were on hand for the hearing.

Williams, 20, was arrested by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents after a search of his home last week. Williams told investigators he was at the scene of the shooting, which happened after midnight in an on-campus parking lot as Tuskegee’s homecoming weekend was winding down.

Williams is charged with having a gun equipped with a machine gun conversion device, commonly known as a switch.

Williams told investigators he did not fire his gun. Williams is not charged with any crime linked to the Tuskegee shooting, and records show the investigation into him began over the summer.

Witnesses said the first shots fired that night came from a white Dodge Charger, the same type of car Williams was reportedly driving that night, according to the complaint.

ATF Special Agent Andrew Erdmann said in the complaint that Williams first came under investigation over the summer during intelligence gathering by the Metro Area Crime Suppression Detail in Montgomery.

That investigation included Facebook posts about switches and pictures of Williams holding an AR type rifle.

Investigators also linked Williams to another man whose home was searched and yielded multiple machine gun conversion devices. Messages between the two discussed profiting from the sale of switches.

The Nov. 10 shooting resulted in one death and multiple injuries.

La’Tavion Johnson, whose family said the 18-year- old died saving someone else, was pronounced dead on the scene.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Lt. Jeremy Burkett said of the 16 injured, 12 of those were shot. They were taken to hospitals in Montgomery and Lee County.

According to Burkett, four others sustained injuries in the chaos that followed.

Williams is the second person arrested for being in possession of a weapon with a conversion device following the Tuskegee University shooting.

Jaquez Myrick, 25, was taken into custody on campus early Sunday. He is charged with being in possession of a handgun with a machine gun conversion device.

Myrick denied firing his weapon, but later told federal investigators he did fire his gun but did not shoot anyone, according to federal court records.