A Utah father who prosecutors allege took his three small children on a dangerous, near-deadly hike in October is scheduled to appear in court next month.

Micah Smith, 32, and his three children — ages 8, 4 and 2 — were saved by search and rescue teams after attempting a nine-mile hike in Big Cottonwood Canyon and spending a wet and frigid night in the mountains, court documents say. Two of the children were rescued in critical condition, while another child is expected to have a lasting cognitive impact.

A few weeks after the hike, in November, Salt Lake County prosecutors charged Smith with three counts of child torture and three counts of aggravated child abuse.

He has remained in custody at the Salt Lake County jail ever since.

Smith’s next court appearance is scheduled for June 24, where a judge will determine if probable cause exists in the case before it may go to trial.

In March, Smith’s brother Jeremiah Smith submitted a letter of support for Smith, calling him a “a deeply committed family man” who deserves an opportunity to “continue supporting his family and contributing positively to his work and community.”

During a January hearing, Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney Sarah Epperson argued Smith should stay in jail until trial. She said Smith continued to be a danger to his family after the hike and before he was jailed, including by threatening his wife with a hatchet and fiddling with his child’s medical equipment despite warnings that such tampering could cause brain damage or death.

“The defendant’s behavior is clearly spiraling, and he’s not only a danger to himself, but he is a danger to these victims,” prosecutors wrote in charging documents. “The defendant’s intentional and selfish act left his children in grave danger, with one of them dying and being revived multiple times, and will never fully recover.”