A federal magistrate on Thursday lowered bond for a man accused of failing to tell authorities all he knew about his friend Dylann Roof, the suspect accused of killing nine people at a historic black church in Charleston in June.

Roof is facing 33 federal charges for allegedly committing a mass shooting during a Bible study service held at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17. Witnesses say that the 21-year-old white man opened fire and killed nine people while the church members were praying. Only three people survived.

Shortly after the massacre, Roof's childhood friend, Joey Meek, 21, told reporters that the gunman had gotten drunk and complained that "Blacks were taking over the world" prior to the shooting. Meek also said Roof stated that "Someone needed to do something about it for the white race."

During an interview with CNN last summer, Meek said Roof boasted about an unspecified six-month plan "to do something crazy." Roof added that he wanted to return to a system of segregation and his intention "to start a race war," said Meek. "He wanted it to be white with white, and black with black. He had it in his mind, and he didn't really let nobody know (what he was going to do)," said Meek about his friend.

In September, Meek was arrested by federal agents and charged with felony counts of lying to federal officials and misprision, or having knowledge of a felony and not reporting it. His original bond was set at $100,000, however, U.S. Magistrate Judge Shiva Hodges lowered the bond to $25,000, reports CBS News.

Meek's legal representatives argued that his bond should be lowered based on his finances and non-violent criminal history. His attorneys also said that Meek, who has been in solitary confinement since his arrest on Sept. 17, is not a flight risk. According to Lexington County court documents, Meek is on probation for pleading guilty to possessing a stolen vehicle earlier this year.

Under Hodges' conditions, Meek will be placed under electronic monitoring and must remain at his grandparents' home except when traveling to church, school, work and treatment, reports NBC News. He must also avoid contact with surviving victims and potential witnesses, including his brothers and girlfriend.