Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, then shouted twice during a minute-long hearing: "Let black people go in reparations."
He was charged yesterday with killing unarmed security guard Carl Williams at a Motel 6 a week earlier.
Authorities say Williams was the first of four killings by Muhammad. Police say he told them that learning he was wanted for the Williams killing spurred him to try to kill as many white people as possible before he was caught.
Fresno County Superior Court Judge W Kent Hamlin assigned a doctor to examine Muhammad. He set bail at USD 2.6 million. He's due to return for arraignment on May 12.
Muhammad said Williams had shown him disrespect while Muhammad was visiting a woman at the motel, according to police.
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