A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that restricts organizations from helping people pay bail so they can be released while their criminal cases are pending. U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert blocked part of Senate Bill 63 from taking effect on Monday after a hearing in Atlanta. The judge is stalling […]
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Bail denied for 2nd teen charged in fatal shooting of retired police officer, bomb tech
Cook County prosecutors on Saturday said that numerous witnesses and videos from surveillance cameras in the area helped identify a 17-year-old boy in the fatal shooting of retired CPD officer Larry Neuman in Garfield Park. Marquan Jones, the teen, was seen fleeing through an alley after the shooting by at least two witnesses, authorities told […]
Four men arrested at Sunak’s home released on bail
Four men who were arrested at the UK prime minister’s constituency home have been released on bail, police have said. The group were detained at Rishi Sunak’s house in the village of Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, at around 12.40pm on Tuesday before being escorted off the property and arrested on suspicion of aggravated […]
New law aims to bring justice to victims, address repeat offenders through bail reform
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — For some crime victims, justice is hard to come by. They go through the process and navigate the system only to find out that the suspect in their case received a low bond and walked free. It’s a reality that too many people deal with in Tennessee. However, starting July 1, […]
Will ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing get house arrest with $750K bail? Judge to decide
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge is being asked to decide Tuesday if a former Los Angeles-area gang leader will be freed from jail to house arrest ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, now 61, has sought to […]
‘Keffe D’ secures $750K bail to leave Las Vegas jail
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The man accused of orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur has secured money to post his $750,000 bail, which could put him on house arrest pending trial, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. Las Vegas Metro police arrested Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 61, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, […]
Indian Opposition Leader Released on Bail After Weeks in Custody
(Bloomberg) — A Delhi Court granted bail to the national capital’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, two weeks after elections were concluded in India. Most Read from Bloomberg “We have faith in the court. Kejriwal gets bail. Truth wins,” said senior party leader Bhagwant Mann on social media platform X. In May, the Supreme Court had […]
Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail after arrest in bribery case
NEW DELHI (AP) — Arvind Kejriwal, an Indian opposition leader and New Delhi’s chief minister, was granted bail on Thursday by a court in the capital, after he was arrested in a bribery case in March, local media reported. Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man’s Party, was arrested in March, […]
Thai court grants Thaksin bail, other politically charged cases to be heard in July
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a powerful backer of the largest party in the governing coalition, avoided pre-trial detention for allegedly insulting the monarchy after a criminal court granted him bail on Tuesday. Separately, the Constitutional Court set July 3 and July 10, respectively, as the next hearing […]
Westchester DA primary candidates answer questions about bail reform, public safety
On Monday, The Journal News/lohud published part one of its survey of the Democratic candidates for Westchester County District Attorney. You can read the candidates’ answers to our first set of questions here. William Wagstaff III, a civil rights attorney, and Susan Cacace, a former Westchester County Court judge, are both vying for the Democratic […]
Man was out on bail when he raped a Fresno teen, prosecutors say. He’s been sentenced
A Fresno man was sentenced Monday for raping a minor while he was out on bail after attempting to coerce a minor, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Christopher Contreras, 36, was sentenced to 15 years and nine months in prison for coercion and attempted coercion of minors, prosecutors said in a news release. He […]
Arsonist, shooting suspect killed by police was out on bail, say police
Jun. 15—AUBURN — A Lewiston man was shot dead on a Russell Avenue rooftop early Saturday morning after breaking into a home, fighting with a man, setting fire to two homes and shooting at police, officials said. Leein Amos Hinkley, 43, was killed Saturday morning after a standoff with local and state police. Hinkley was […]