A Lawrence man accused of making bomb threat calls last week in Douglas County made a brief court appearance this morning.

Judge Stephen Six this morning pushed Michael E. Parker’s court appearance forward one week, to next Tuesday.

Defense attorney J.C. Gilroy stood in for the 46-year-old Parker’s appointed attorney, Jim George. Six rescheduled the appearance for next week so George could attend.

Police arrested Parker last Thursday, after emergency dispatchers had received threatening calls that mentioned schools and a city hall. The calls forced administrators at schools and city halls in Douglas County to be on alert.

Police have said they do not believe the threats were related to shootings last week on the Virginia Tech campus. Lawrence city leaders have said the city denied an insurance claim recently that Parker had made alleging that he tripped on a loose brick downtown and injured his shoulder.

Prosecutors charged Parker on Friday with three counts of making an aggravated criminal threat.

Even though police said the threat wasn’t directed at any specific school, Parker is charged with threatening: Children’s Learning Center, 205 N. Mich., Bishop Seabury Academy, 4120 Clinton Parkway, and John Dewey Learning Academy in Lecompton.

State law defines the crime of “aggravated criminal threat” as a threat that causes the evacuation of a public building or assembly place. Parker remains in the Douglas County Jail on $30,000 bond. He faces a maximum of 46 months in prison on each count, if convicted.