John D. Moro, 34, of Centralia had his first court appearance Friday after being returned to Jackson County authorities from Ellensburg, Wash. Thursday Evening.

Moro’s bond hearing was set for Tuesday at 9 a.m. and a public defender was appointed to him. His next trial date is set for Oct. 17 at 9 a.m., a secretary in the state’s attorney’s office said.

Moro has been accused of kidnapping his eight-year-old daughter Demetria at gun point from the Giant City school on Aug. 28.

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Moro’s bond was previously revoked after it was discovered that Moro had been charged with two allegations of child abuse. Also several how-to books on underground survival and videos dealing with devil worshipping were linked to Moro.

Moro was arrested in Ellensburg, Wash. Sept. 12 by FBI officials after Ellensburg Police ran Moro’s license plate number through a routine check.

Moro has been charged with aggravated kidnapping and has been incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail since his return to Illinois Thursday. Moro will stay there until a bond can be set at his hearing Tuesday, a Jackson County Jail official said.