Mark Scott-Crossley denied bail
He appeared in the Lenyenye Magistrate's Court on a charge of attempted murder.
It's in connection with an incident in which a wildlife worker was run over by a 4x4 vehicle.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo says people chanted outside court, but were not violent.
"Public Order Policing members were deployed for monitoring," says Mojapelo.
Scott-Crossley was arrested in Pretoria by Gauteng detectives in January after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The case has been postponed until 24 March for further investigation.
Scott-Crossley was imprisoned in 2005 for murder after throwing a former employee into a lion's den.