A more recent photo of triple-homicide suspect Brent W. Luyster. Officials said he was clean-shaven with close-cropped hair when the shooting occurred Friday. (Clark County Sheriff's Office) Photo

A suspect with a long, violent criminal history in Clark County made a first court appearance Monday on suspicion of three counts of first-degree murder and one count each of attempted first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Security was tight as Brent W. Luyster, 35, was escorted into a courtroom wearing handcuffs, leg shackles and a “suicide smock,” the name given to a garment that is designed to prevent prisoners from harming themselves. Nearly a dozen uniformed officers crowded into the courtroom.

Superior Court Judge Robert Lewis ordered Luyster to be held in the Clark County Jail without possibility of bail.

He will be arraigned on the charges Aug. 1.

“I think it’s important obviously, given the information that we have at this point, given the severity of the charges that were filed, to make sure the community is protected and that there’s no risk of further violence here,” Deputy Prosecutor James Smith said after the appearance.

Luyster, a former Vancouver resident who sports numerous white supremacist tattoos including the word “skinhead,” is accused of fatally shooting three people and wounding another Friday night at a rural home southeast of Woodland. He was apprehended Saturday afternoon on Ocean Beach Highway, west of Longview, after a day-long manhunt.