The Red Hill district judge officiating the preliminary hearing for the Upper Hanover man facing two felony counts of attempted murder rejected an argument by his attorney to dismiss one of them. Maureen Coggins ruled Monday afternoon that all charges against Charles Joseph Bowne III, 35, of Morgan Hill Drive, be held over for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

            Bowne faces 15 criminal counts, including two each of attempted first-degree murder, three aggravated assault charges, and one for assault of a law enforcement officer and robbery, and 11 related misdemeanors from a June 11 incident initiated in Marlborough. Conviction on the felony regarding an officer carries a mandatory prison sentence of between 20 and 40 years, according to prosecutor Kathleen McLaughlin.

            The defendant – who appeared in court wearing a red jail uniform, handcuffs and shackles – is accused of stealing a cell phone and bicycle at gunpoint, shooting at a Marlborough police officer and ...