Houck had been in the Hardin County Detention Center on a $10 million cash bond since his September arrest.
According to court records unsealed Friday, Steve Lawson was indicted by a Nelson County grand jury in May for tampering with evidence. On Dec. 6, he was indicted on a charge for conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the Rogers case.
In its ruling issued Tuesday, the court cited several reasons, including agreeing with a lower court's opinion that Houck is a flight risk and could be a danger to potential witnesses.
Tommy Ballard was shot and killed on Nov. 19, 2016. For years, his death was a mystery.
The Crystal Rogers and Tommy Ballard murder cases have rocked the city of Bardstown for years.
Prosecutor Shane Young has said Nick Houck, the brother of Brooks Houck, is being investigated in connection with the death of Tommy Ballard.
Houck was arrested and charged with murdering Crystal Rogers in late September.
Ballard, the father of Crystal Rogers, was shot in the chest and killed on Nov. 19, 2016.
Houck is in jail, charged with killing his son's mother, Rogers.