PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) — A trial date has been scheduled for a Floyd County man accused in a deadly shooting earlier this year.

 Larry Johnson, 68, of Auxier, appeared by video conference in Floyd Circuit Court on Thursday, where his attorney, Ned Pillersdorf, requested a speedy trial. Judge Johnny Ray Harris agreed and set the trial to begin April 6th.

Johnson is charged in the April 25th shooting death of 48-year-old Stephen Adkins of Prestonsburg. The shooting happened during an argument on the Auxier Bridge. Court documents filed earlier in the case claim Adkins struck Johnson in the face before the shooting. The defense has also indicated it will present evidence that Adkins had a history of violent behavior, particularly when using methamphetamine, and that toxicology results showed meth in his system.

Johnson has remained in custody on a $1 million full cash bond since his arrest. Two previous motions to reduce the bond, one in September and another in November, were denied.