Court records show that Bowles was convicted Oct. 14, 2015, and given a 12-month suspended jail term. A second charge of buying or receiving a stolen firearm was withdrawn by prosecutors.

In seeking bail for their clients, attorneys for Bowles and Hill told the court that neither of the young men participated in the fatal shootings of Duval Turner, 22, of Richmond and Marc Starkes, 24, of Amelia County. The men were shot Sept. 4 during a party where hundreds of young people had gathered inside a home in the 15000 block of Chesdin Green Way in the community of Chesdin Landing.

The party had been promoted on Instagram and other social media and drew up to 300 young people from across the region, according to police.

It wasn’t clear how many of the partygoers were armed.

Nickels said police have so far recovered 10 firearms as a result of search warrants served on the defendants’ homes, but they have not yet been matched forensically with the 70-some shell casings found at the scene. Police believe at least seven firearms were discharged during the party, the prosecutor said.