After allegedly failing to respond to two separate phone calls from a pre-trial compliance officer, former University of Illinois basketball standout Jereme Richmond has been placed on a 24-hour home detention while he awaits trial on weapon and battery charges.

As a condition of his $70,000 bond, Richmond was supposed to be at home between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. every day, unless previously arranged with a pre-trial officer for an approved reason.

Richmond, 19, of Waukegan, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a firearm, among other charges, after authorities said he confronted and threatened his former girlfriend’s family at their Waukegan home on Aug. 8.

Richmond’s attorney, Lawrence Wade, told Lake County Judge John Phillips during a hearing on Dec. 22 that his client had been in compliance with the conditions of his bond.

“He has indicated that his phone contact has been continuous,” Wade said.

Phillips ordered the 24-hour curfew.

The defense is trying to get weapon charges against Richmond dismissed, after officials conceded that a recording of communication between 911 operators and officers who arrested Richmond had been automatically erased after 30 days. The prosecutor in the case was unavailable on Dec. 22, however, and the hearing was rescheduled for Dec. 30.

Richmond also faces a battery charge stemming from an alleged altercation with his former girlfriend the previous day. According to court documents, he is accused of punching and spitting on her.

Richmond’s co-defendant, Matthew Riley, 22, of North Chicago, was out of jail on $100,000 bond, on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. However, on Dec. 12, he was re-arrested and remanded back to the Lake County Jail for intent to manufacture or deliver cocaine and possession of a controlled substance.

When ordering Richmond’s curfew, Phillips told him that he could have elected to double or triple his bond and sent him back to jail. Richmond’s bond had been raised to $100,000 after he tested positive for marijuana, then lowered again by Phillips to $70,000.

Richmond, who led Waukegan High School to two state victories and was named Illinois’ Mr. Basketball in 2010, spent one season with the Illini but dropped out in a failed NBA draft bid.

Under the terms of his old 6 p.m.–6 a.m. curfew, Richmond had been allowed to leave home during the day to attend basketball workouts and camps.

“The only thing you have to do now is to stay home, answer the phone and talk to your attorney,” Phillips said.