33-year-old man goes from being a parolee to getting PR bond for murder charge
Jerry Bernard Jones is the first defendant we've found to get a PR, or personal recognizance bond, for a murder charge since the pandemic.
Man accused of murder racks up new charge killing teen while out on bond
It’s almost as if Harris County’s Criminal Justice System has bent over backward for James Sotelo. Corey Thompson’s mother wants to know why he was out on bond when police say he killed the 17-year-old.
Lawmakers push for 6 new felony courts, amendment to Texas constitution in hopes of stopping revolving door
Harris County will be the focal point when lawmakers in Austin take up bail bond reform.
19-year-old accused robber, who caused lockdown at southwest side high school, free from jail on bond
The Houston Independent School District doesn't want to say if it has a policy regarding students out of jail on bond. Apparently, the district has no idea how many students might fall into that category.
37-year-old man accused of assaulting at least 4 women granted bond, released after each alleged attack
The first time 37-year-old Rocky Javier Garza got charged with assault of a family member impeding breathing was in 2019. His sentence was 120 days in jail.
20-year-old man accused of killing young woman, her unborn child was free from jail on multiple bonds
If a judge had revoked one of Keylin Hollins' bonds for picking up new criminal charges or raised the bond amount, a young mother and her baby would be alive today.
Judge sets $1 bond for 43-year-old repeat offender accused of kidnapping, beating woman
One judge set an unheard of dollar amount for a habitual offender, $1. That's right, a $1 bond.
Some defendants who committed murder while free on multiple bonds have gone from accused to convicted killers
FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace takes a look at several defendants who committed murder while on bond and later became convicted killers
24-year-old ex-con free from jail on total of 31 felony bonds, exceeding more than $1 million
You can't blame 24-year-old Joshua Gabriel Ortiz-Lopez for choosing freedom over a jail cell.
56-year-old ex-con on parole allegedly commits murder while free from jail on personal recognizance bond
People on parole are serving the remainder of their sentences in the free world. We've noticed several instances in which the state's prison system and the courts take little or no action when parolees commit new crimes.