The lawyer for a Saxonburg man accused along with his teenage son of dousing a 7-year-old boy with nail polish remover and filming the child being set on fire wants a judge to lower his bail.

Edward B. Myers, 35, is in Butler County Prison on $250,000 bail on a list of charges including felony assault in the alleged torture attack in May.

His attorney, Jerry Cassady of Butler, has asked for a bond reduction hearing, which is set for 10:30 a.m. Friday before Butler County Judge William Shaffer.

In court papers, Cassady called the $250,000 bail “manifestly unreasonable” and “punitive.”

Myers has been jailed since Wednesday when Saxonburg police arrested him in connection with the attack at his mobile home on Carol Drive.

Police said that in addition to setting the boy on fire, Myers shot the boy with an airsoft gun.

Cassady on Monday said he has twice visited with Myers in prison, but he would not discuss the allegations against his client.

He also declined to comment on his request for lower bail. Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger could not be reached for comment.

In Cassady's bail modification motion filed Friday, he assured the court that Myers, if released, would appear at all required hearings and abide by all pretrial conditions.

He argued that his client is not a flight risk because he has deep ties to the community.

Cassady said Myers has lived in Saxonburg for the past 10 years and is a lifelong resident of Butler County. His parents, aunt and two sons live in the county, too.

Myers, who once worked as a mechanic for a Cranberry Township auto dealer, is unemployed “due to medical issues,” according to Cassady's motion.

The court papers said his “prior record is limited to a disorderly conduct.” However, that was before last week's arrest.

Police said Myers's then-girlfriend, Laure Halliwell of Saxonburg, on May 25 dropped off her 7-year-old son at Myer's home while she went to shop.

Myers's sons, ages 15 and 11, were also at the home.

According to court documents, the father and two sons at some point started shooting airsoft and pellet guns at the 7-year-old's forehead.

Myers later followed the boy to the bathroom and poured nail polish remover over him, police said.

The boy said that his shirt was then intentionally lit on fire by either Myers or the 15-year-old.

The victim suffered third-degree burns on his chin, neck, chest and face, covering about 10 percent of his body, documents said. He also had welts on his forehead.

Police said Myers did not seek medical help for the boy. Halliwell later that night returned to Myers's home and found her badly burned son on a couch.

Saxonburg Police Chief Joe Beachem said he believed the boy had lingered there with his burns for 3 to 6 hours.

His mother took him to Butler Memorial Hospital. Later, he was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital's Burn Unit in Pittsburgh.

Butler Memorial notified police of the boy's injuries, which prompted the criminal investigation.

Myers is charged with aggravated assault, attempted simple assault, reckless endangerment, and possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

A preliminary hearing is set for July 30 before District Judge Lewis Stoughton in Chicora.

Myers's 15-year-old son faces similar assault-related charges in county juvenile court.

The teen's attorney, public defender Ryan Helsel, did not immediately return a telephone call Monday.