According to the reports, a Mississippi judge denied bail Tuesday to a recently released inmate charged with killing a lawyer who led white supremacist organizations.

The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson has reported that Vincent McGee, 22, wore a bullet-proof vest during his appearance before Judge Kent McDaniel in Rankin County. Investigators allege McGee beat and stabbed Richard Barrett last on Wednesday and then returned the next day and set Barrett's house on fire.

McDaniel said, "Because of the nature of this crime, I'm not going to waste discussion of bond."

McGee, who is black, allegedly confessed to police he did not realize Barrett was a white supremacist. McGee said he became furious when Barrett propositioned him, Jackson's WLBT-TV, citing sources, reported.

Barrett, who published a monthly newsletter, had a long history of racial organizing. In a 1982 book, he advocated stripping most non-Europeans and Jews of U. S. citizenship and forcing them to leave the country.

The Clarion-Ledger further said that two co-defendants charged as accessories after the fact also appeared in court. McDaniel denied bail to Michael Dent, who is also charged with arson. Like McGee, Dent is on probation after early release from prison. (With Inputs from Agencies)