FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A Cumberland County judge denied bond for the man accused of killing a former Fayetteville City Councilman's daughter. Tyrell Siermons, 30, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 25-year-old Heather Marie Williams. He appeared in Cumberland County Court Friday for a bond hearing, the day after he was arrested by Fayetteville police. ‘Continue to pray’: Family grieving after missing North Carolina woman found dead in homicide case Williams, the daughter of former councilman Paul Williams, was reported missing by her family on Jan. 4 after she was last seen getting inside a car. She was considered endangered due to a cognitive impairment. Her body was found in a wooded area in Fayetteville on Jan. 10. Horace McRae, Siermons' former employer, said Siermons should have never been released back into society after a previous conviction. In 2016, McRae hired Siermons for construction work but fired him six months later for disrespecting customers. McRae said Siermons then kidnapped, beat, and shot him. Siermons also kidnapped and tried to shoot McRae's fiancée at the time and tried to set McRae's house on fire with him still inside. 75-year-old woman shot multiple times by husband in Davidson County, deputies say; husband found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound "That young man has some mental issues," McRae said. "If [Siermons] was given the proper sentence the first time, [Williams] would be still living," he said. "Not being disrespectful, just being honest." Cumberland County District Attorney Billy West turned this case over to a special prosecutor.  "Out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of justice, the above case will be assigned to the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys due to a potential conflict of interest. The Cumberland County District Attorneys office and the State of North Carolina are committed to getting justice for Heather Williams. We would like to thank the Fayetteville Police Department for their diligent work that led to an arrest in this case." If Siermons is convicted, he faces life in prison or the death penalty.