A Roseville district court judge denied a bond reduction Wednesday for the man who is accused of lying to police about his missing ex-girlfriend, who is presumed dead.

DeAndre Booker, 32, of Roseville, appeared by video from the Macomb County Jail in front of Judge Joseph Bodeker in 39th District Court on a felony charge related to the disappearance of Ashley Elkins, 30, of Warren. She is believed to have been at Booker’s apartment complex Jan. 2, a day before she was reported missing. Booker was arrested Jan. 9.

Booker’s attorney, Robbie Lang, asked for a reduction of Booker’s bond from $250,000 cash or surety to personal, meaning he would be released on a bond that he would only pay if he failed to show up for court.

“This offense that’s charged is not that serious of an offense, and I think that the only reason that there is this kind of bond is based upon what the prosecutors here think they might charge him with in the future,” said Lang, according to video provided by WWJ-TV (Channel 62).

But Assistant Macomb Prosecutor Carmen DeFranco retorted: “I find it insulting that Mr. Lang would indicate that this is a small charge. I believe the family of Ms. Elkins, the missing woman, would think that someone lying to the police on her whereabouts is more than a serious charge.”

Bodeker maintained the existing bond.

“I’m going to deny the request for a bond reduction because I do think he’s a flight risk,” the judge said.

Investigators discovered sometime after Jan. 2 that Booker fled to Flint, where he conducted internet searches for “fastest routes to Ohio,” “what to do on the run,” “how to beat a polygraph” and how to delete internet searches, Assistant Macomb Prosecutor Steve Fox said in court at his arraignment.

The judge scheduled a Feb. 5 probable-cause conference and Feb. 26 preliminary examination after Lang asked for a delay in the probable-cause conference.

Members of Elkins’ family attended the hearing, including her mother, Moniker Elkins.

“Oh my God, they gonna let him out… I was terrified,” Elkins said afterward to TV reporters.

She referred to the devastating impact Elkins’ disappearance has had on her 10- and 7-year-old sons.

“I want him to think about what he did to our family and what he did to those boys. I mean, was it worth it,” Monika Elkins said.

Family members have said they believe Ashley Elkins is deceased and hope Booker is charged with murder before the next court hearing, the report says.

A consortium of police from about a dozen agencies searched for evidence or potential remains of Elkins for seven days ending Sunday at Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Lenox Township.

Items collected from that search and other property seized by police are being tested, according to prosecutors.

Booker’s arrest came one day after police raided his residence in Hampton Court Apartments near Frazho Road and Gratiot Avenue. Investigators also located Elkins’ car about two miles away near 13 Mile Road and Little Mack Avenue.

The couple broke up last September after dating for about a year.