A judge ordered Anthony Sowell to be held without bond this morning on five counts of aggravated murder in an ongoing investigation into the discovery of at least 10 bodies in his house and yard on Imperial Avenue.

Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine said the charges were the most serious allegations he had ever seen. Sowell is also charged with kidnapping, felonious assault and rape in another case. Assistant County Prosecutor Brian Murphy said “the state believes Sowell]is an incredibly dangerous threat to the public, not only in Cleveland, but beyond the city's limits.” Murphy said that Sowell is facing the death penalty.