In this video from Youngstown Municipal Court, Youngstown City Police and court security personnel prevent Jose L. Monserrat Jr. (top right, wearing a gray, short-sleeve shirt) from reaching defendant Saun M. Peterson 20, (top left, wearing an orange jumpsuit) during court proceedings Wednesday. Monserrat is the father of Amya Monserrat, 15, the girl shot death outside of Martha’s Boulevard Bar and Grill on Southern Boulevard on April 15. Monserrat was held in contempt of court.

YOUNGSTOWN — Jose Monserrat Jr., father of slain teen Amya Monserrat, was held in contempt of court Wednesday after he tried to attack a defendant in his daughter’s killing in Youngstown Municipal Court.

Amya, 15, was shot to death outside Martha’s Boulevard Bar and Grill on Southern Boulevard on April 15.

Monserrat is listed in court records as charged with an unclassified misdemeanor of contempt of court. He does not yet have a hearing date.

Saun M. Peterson 20, was in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing on complicity to murder in the girl’s death. He was in the area of the courtroom where defendants and their attorneys sit when Monserrat shot out of his seat in the back of the courtroom and tried to attack Peterson.

A court security officer had placed a chair in the area where Monserrat tried to approach the defendant. The officer also put the chair in front of Monserrat, slowing him down long enough for Detective Michael Cox, Youngstown police officers and other security officers to take control of Monserrat, who failed to reach Peterson.

Monserrat was taken to the Mahoning County jail, but jail records did not list him as of early Wednesday afternoon. All visitors in the courtroom were required to leave for the remainder of the hearing.

During the hearing, Magistrate Meghan Brundege reduced Peterson’s bond from $1 million to $750,000. Peterson waived his preliminary hearing before Brundege, meaning no witnesses testified, and Brundege bound the case over to a Mahoning County grand jury for consideration.

At Peterson’s arraignment hearing last week, visiting Judge David Fuhry set bond at $1 million after a short discussion with Elliousa Baier, city assistant law director, about facts of the case.

During that discussion, the judge read from the criminal complaint, saying: “The complaint says (Peterson) was the person driving the car when the shots were fired.”

Youngstown police went to Columbus last week and brought Peterson back from the Franklin County jail and delivered him to Mahoning County jail.

Peterson was arrested May 3 in Columbus without incident on a warrant issued April 25 in Youngstown.

Also charged in the case is Danyo Sellers, 16, on one count of murder and three counts of attempted murder. He was arraigned May 2 in Mahoning County Juvenile Court.

Youngstown police arrested Sellers on April 22 on warrants after receiving information and evidence at the crime scene and “supporters from the community,” according to a police department news release.

Sellers is set for his next hearing at 10 a.m. Aug. 6 in juvenile court, followed by a 9 a.m. Sept. 6 hearing in juvenile court. There, Judge Theresa Dellick is expected to hear evidence to determine whether there is probable cause that Sellers committed the offenses charged.