A woman was denied the bond the law of Aniah after he would have killed his father and shot his motherher ex-boyfriend and shooting her brother in Mobile.

On Wednesday, Judge George Zhogby ruled in favor of the state’s motion to deny bond to Charity Matthews, who is accused of participating in a series of fatal shootings over the course of two days.

Aniah’s Law, passed in 2022, added to a list of serious crimes for which a defendant can be held without bail before trial.

According to testimony at the hearing, on October 19, Charity initially shot her brother, Michael Matthews, while he was in his car, and later that day, she shot her ex-boyfriend, Samson Moore. He survived his injuries.

The next day, Charity shot her parents, Twinetta and Robert Matthews, killing Robert and seriously injuring her mother. Apparently Robert Matthews was the pastor of Joy Tabernacle Full Gospel Church.

After allegedly shooting his parents, Charity fled to a local hotel with her two children where she was arrested early in the morning on October 21.

According to testimony from two law enforcement officials at the hearing, Charity believed that “demons” possessed her mother and ex-boyfriend and repeatedly referred to “Yahweh.”

Defense lawyer Tom Walsh asked Detective Constable Rory Graves about his interview with Charity after her arrest.

Graves testified that Charity told him there was “an order from the gods” and that Moore was a “great demon.”

According to Graves’ testimony, Charity also said she believed Moore, who is the father of her two children, was sexually abusing the children.

Graves said Charity told her something similar about demons being around Twinetta and that there was “demon black magic” in her parents’ home trying to suffocate her daughter.

“She mentioned something along the lines of her mother or she thought there were demons,” Graves said. “And she referenced demonic black magic that could have moved her daughter under the pillow.”

Charity allegedly confronted Twinetta with a gun and Robert intervened.

A struggle resulted in Charity shooting Robert before shooting Twinetta.

Corporal Phillip Morris also testified that after officers arrived at the hotel to arrest Charity, she allegedly locked herself in the room with her children for over three hours.

During this time, Morris said officers heard her yelling Yahweh continuously during the confrontation and even after she was placed in handcuffs.

Morris testified that the children were unharmed.

The prosecution argued that Charity showed signs of mental instability, posed a danger to the community and was a flight risk.

They said they could receive mental health resources at the Mobile County Metro Jail.

The defense argued that the prison was not adequately resourced to administer help with potential mental problems.

A preliminary hearing in the case is set for November.