LISBON — A request by a Columbiana man accused of attacking a woman with a baseball bat to have his bond reduced was denied. Bond for Fredrick Harroff will remain at $500,000, Common Pleas Judge Scott Washam ruled on Friday. Washam cited alleged threats towards the victim as well as the defendant being unable to provide an address where he would reside while out on bail.

The attorney for the victim argued against a reduced bond last week.

Christopher Maruca told the court that his client is still suffering both mentally and physically and said she faces “thousands of dollars in medical bills for the injuries inflicted by the defendant.”

Maruca also said that since his arrest and incarceration, Harroff has made comments to a jail counselor that he “still has feelings of hurting” the victim in the case. He remains jailed under a $500,000 cash or surety bond.

According to an affidavit filed in county Municipal Court, where he was originally charged, Harroff allegedly repeatedly attacked a woman with a heavy wooden baseball bat over her head and body while she was laying in bed in a home in Fairfield Township on June 2.

Harroff faces first-degree felony charges which all carry possible penalties of three to 11 years and the second-degree felonies that carry possible penalties of two to eight years.

Harroff was first charged with just felonious assault, but the grand jury issued charges of first-degree felony attempted murder, first-degree felony aggravated arson, first-degree felony kidnapping, second-degree felonies of aggravated arson and two counts of felonious assault and fourth-degree felony strangulation.

All the assault charges and the kidnapping charge stemmed from the attack against the woman with one of the aggravated arson charges dealing with trying to harm the woman.

The other arson charge relates to the property itself which was heavily damaged by the flames. Prosecutors believe Harroff tried to burn the home down.

Harroff entered a not guilty plea during his recent arraignment and a jury trial was set for Sept. 8 but public defender Robert Bricker asked for and received a continuance of the scheduled trial. Bricker said he needed time to go through discovery. Another status hearing was set for Sept. 24 at 9 a.m.