A state circuit judge has rejected the third request by the former manager of a Waimanalo puppy mill to reduce his bail of $200,000 on 153 counts of animal cruelty.

Circuit Judge Glenn Kim said Wednesday that "consecutive jail time is a possibility" if David Lee Becker is convicted. Becker was the manager of Bradley International when the Hawaiian Humane Society and the Honolulu police seized 153 dogs on Feb. 28, 2010.

Becker, 37, has been behind bars for more than three months, unable to post bail.

He was detained in Las Vegas on June 8 and then extradited to Honolulu a week later. His bail was doubled from $100,000 on June 18 and he has been in Oahu Community Correctional Center since then.

On Wednesday, Becker’s attorney, Steven Nichols, argued that Becker’s bail be reduced to as low as $25,000 and that he be released to the supervision of his sister.

In opposition, Deputy Prosecutor Janice Futa continued to argue that Becker is "a flight risk," saying he did not inform the prosecutor’s office that he planned to leave Hawaii in May 2011 even though he was told that charges would be filed against him.

According to Nichols, Becker’s sister said her brother had left Hawaii in May 2011 because their 77-year-old grandmother in Nevada requested his help.

But Kim questioned the timing of Becker’s departure.

Bradley International pleaded no contest in December 2010 to the 153 counts of animal cruelty. However, none of the $370,701 in restitution, $306,000 in fines and $8,415 in court fees were ever paid because the company has gone out of business, Futa said.

According to state business records, the chief executive and director of the company is Shannon Luke, the president and secretary is Becker, and the treasurer is Vernon Luke.