Mayor-elect Daniel Salinas turned himself in around midnight for bribery charges connected to the city election.

KFOX14 was in the courtroom for his second court appearance since last month.

Salinas stood before a district judge again Tuesday -- and again maintained his innocence.

His defense attorney, Joshua Spencer, tried to get him released from custody altogether. The judge said she still considers him a threat to the community, but she did, however, reduce his bond amount.

Salinas turned himself into police after an arrest warrant went out for him for bribery charges.

Salinas -- along with the city's acting police chief Luis Monarez -- are accused of bribing Monarez's sister Veronica to drop out of city councilor race.

Police said Veronica Monarez was considering running against Jessica Avila for district six -- and Salinas gave Luis Monarez his position in the police department to persuade his sister not to run.

Spencer told KFOX14 there's no evidence to implicate Salinas.

"Mr. Salinas is clearly distraught," Spencer said. "It's draining for him emotionally for his family and for himself and he's upset, naturally upset."

KFOX14 reporter Samantha Manning Veronica Monarez by phone but she didn't say very much. She wouldn't comment about the bribery allegations and wouldn't say whether she knew about it.