Jason Thomas Nichols, the California man whose viral Ring doorbell footage captured him demanding to see a child while identifying himself as a fictional wizard, saw his bail surge to $250,000 (£185,000) during a Monday arraignment after prosecutors added a child molestation charge stemming from a separate incident two days before the break-in.
Nichols, 30, appeared before Solano County Superior Court Judge William Pendergast on April 13 for his first court appearance. He shook his head as the judge read the complaint, but did not enter a plea.
