Bond was set at $1 million Monday for Joseph Goodin, 25, of Middletown — the man Butler County prosecutors say shot and killed a 19-year-old Fairfield man during a Nov. 24 home invasion.

All five suspects accused of playing a role in the death of Julian Slaven were in Butler County Common Pleas Court on Monday — each shackled at the waist and wearing orange jail jumpsuits — to be arraigned on murder, aggravated burglary and robbery with gun specifications charges. Goodin; Jerry Eacholes, 26, of Middletown; Misty Williams and Christia Frymire, both 19 of Fairfield; and Anthony Givens, 21, of Hamilton, all entered not guilty pleas before Judge Patricia Oney.

The judge set bail for Eacholes, a former Baltimore Street Gang member, and Givens, who police believe is the brother of another member of the same gang, at $500,000 each. Bond was set at $200,000 for both Williams and Frymire.

But Goodin, who Prosecutor Mike Gmoser identified during the arraignment as the shooter in Slaven’s homicide, received the largest bond at $1 million. Gmoser had requested that the judge set $1 million bonds for all of the accused.

“I’m satisfied that the court will take into consideration that the equal administration of penalty for all of these will be a maximum 38 (years) to life,” he told Oney. “A million dollars would be appropriate.”

Attorney David Washington, who was hired to represent Givens, said his client has no criminal history and he turned himself in to police immediately after he heard they were looking for him. He first asked for a $50,000 bond for his client. After Oney set bond for the girls at $200,000 and his client at $500,000, he was incensed and asked why the treatment was different for his client. Oney did not answer him. After the hearing, he was still visibly upset. Washington said he respects Oney’s decision but he still didn’t understand it.

“The culpability of my client, even as alleged by the state, is the same as the two people with $200,000 bonds, the two white females,” he said. “I don’t know what the reasoning is behind it.”

Gmoser told Oney all five defendants plotted the burglary and robbery together and that makes them all equally guilty. The section of state law that all five were charged under for murder states, in part, that the crime is murder if it was committed during another felony crime.

Gmoser said Goodin and Williams have given statements, which will necessitate three separate trials, according to Assistant Prosecutor David Kash. Givens, Eacholes and Frymire will be tried together at this point, he said.

Gmoser told Oney his case was very strong and that 38-year-to-life sentences were very possible.

“We expect the evidence will be clear, which will come from the defendant witnesses and a number of these witnesses by themselves,” Gmoser said. “Mr. Goodin, as the evidence will show, gave a very detailed statement, which has been corroborated by Miss Williams. There is other independent testimony that will corroborate the statements given in this case.”

Goodin and Eacholes also face weapons under disability charges in this case. Goodin has a domestic violence conviction in Butler County and a heroin conviction in Montgomery County. He has been charged seven times in Middletown Municipal Court.

Eacholes has four felony drug and gang convictions in Butler County and a weapons under disability conviction in Montgomery County. He has been charged 26 times in Middletown Municipal Court since he turned 19. There will be a probation violation hearing in Judge Craig Hedric’s court Wednesday for one of Eacholes’ prior convictions.

Both Eacholes and Goodin also face weapons under disability charges.