'American Idol' 's Caleb Kennedy Faces Court as Family of Man He Killed in Crash Makes Emotional Plea

Larry Parris.Photo: Obituary

FormerAmerican IdolcontestantCaleb Kennedyfaced the family of the man he killed earlier this month at his second bond hearing Thursday.

The Parris family, including Larry’s daughter Kesli and wife Donna, gave an emotional plea during the virtual court hearing, asking the judge to deny his bond.

Caleb Kennedy.Eric McCandless/ABC/Getty

“I hear my screams begging for him to look at me and stay awake,” Kelsi continued, per local news stationWYFF. “I hear the firefighters cutting the door to get in there to him. I hear the surgeon telling us he’s not going to survive.”

“If I have to relive that every day for the rest of my life, please explain to me how he even has the opportunity to see the light of day ever again,” Kelsi said according to local news stationWSPA. “Him! He did this! He should have to sit there. We request that bond be denied.”

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The circuit court judge denied Kennedy’s bond, citing that the court is waiting for the country singer’s toxicity report before the judge can decide on the matter of bond, WSPA reports. This is the second time a judge has done so.

His attorney slammed the decision, saying, according to WSPA, “He just barely turned 17 judge.”

“This could be months and months before we could get back in court and there are much more egregious cases than this on a felony DUI that are given bond,” the defense attorney said. “It is unfair to this kid to be sitting in jail for months on a backlog with [State Law Enforcement Division] and the fact that a magistrate judge down in jail didn’t do his job anyway and set a bond. I am just sorry judge, but I am standing up and saying a bond should be set today.”

Kennedy was charged with driving under the influence resulting in death following the crash, which took place just after 12:30 p.m., Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway of the South Carolina Highway Patrolconfirmed to PEOPLEat the time of the crash.

The former-Idolcompetitor’s manager, his mother, did not respond when contacted at the time of his arrest. His attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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Larry was the founder of the Parris Construction Company and was a member of New Beginnings Church, according tohis obituary.

His hobbies included hunting, fishing, working on boats, attending auctions, and dirt track racing, and was “always lending a helping hand” to those in need. “No matter what you needed, Larry was the man to call,” read his obit.

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“American Idol contestant Caleb Kennedy will no longer be moving forward in the competition. Sunday’s episode will feature the Top 4 with one contestant elimination,” a source close to the showtold PEOPLEat the time.

After the video surfaced,Kennedy apologized via Instagram, saying that “it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way.”

“OnIdol, that wasn’t me. That world is so different,” the teen singer said. “Now that I’m home, I try to be me, but I’m also scared of someone videoing me when I go to Academy or Wal-Mart. You have to worry about things like that now.”

source: people.com