A Mississippi judge set a $1 million bond for the man accused of killing his uncle, a retired Covington assistant police chief.

Christopher O’Neal Denson, 41, of Meridian, Mississippi, was arrested Sunday afternoon at his home. He was taken into custody less than 24 hours after the shooting death of 69-year-old Almond Turner, who was a sixth-term member of the Newton County Board of Education and who in 2016 retired after three years as the No. 2 man in the Covington Police Department.

Turner served Covington for 45 years, the last 19 as assistant police chief. He was elected to the Newton County school board in 1996.

Denson was booked into the Lauderdale County Detention Facility shortly before 4 p.m. CST Sunday on a murder charge.

The Meridian Star reported Denson had his first appearance in front of a judge Monday.