A judge in Hawaii has denied bail to a doctor who allegedly tried to kill his wife while the two were hiking on a Honolulu trail in March. 

The anesthesiologist, 46-year-old Dr. Gerhardt Konig, was charged with attempted second-degree murder after he allegedly tried to kill his wife on March 24 while they were hiking on Oahu’s Pali Lookout trail. His bail was previously set at $5 million. 

Konig has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.

Konig’s attorneys argued in a motion that bail should be set at a “reasonable amount” since the defendant has no prior criminal history. Prosecutors opposed the bail request, saying that Konig “faces a realistic prospect of life imprisonment,” noting he tried to flee the area after the alleged attack. 

Prosecutors also wrote in the court filing that Konig allegedly called his adult son after the attack, telling him he “tried to kill your stepmom.”

The Associated Press and Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.