East Fork Justice Jim EnEarl refused Tuesday to release two 15-year-olds being held in Douglas County Jail in connection with the beating death of a 54-year-old Gardnerville man.
Alexandrew Vail and Jimmy Holman are to remain in jail on $10,000 cash bail.
Lawyers for the teenagers asked the judge to release their clients on their own recognizance because they didn't belong in Douglas County Jail where they have been held since their arrests June 22.
EnEarl declined to elaborate on his order.
Their next court appearance is an Aug. 28 preliminary hearing before EnEarl.
The teens were arrested, along with two adults, accused of causing the death of Terrence "Joe" Howell at a Gardnerville apartment complex.
The beating allegedly occurred on Father's Day, June 21, after Howell's 12-year-old daughter and Holman's 10-year-old sister got in an argument.
The teenagers are charged with principals to open murder and being tried as adults.
Holman's stepfather Anthony Gomez, 30, and roommate Jason Waugh, 28, also facing the same charges in Howell's death, did not seek a bail reduction.
Howell collapsed at his home June 22 and was taken to Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. He survived surgery, but died a few hours later.
Prosecutor Tom Gregory called Vail "an extreme flight risk."
Gregory said Vail moved to Douglas County from Florida where he was a member of the Bloods.
"He has run away as a juvenile. We have no reason to think he'll stick around if you let him out," Gregory said.