BAIL FAIL:
Texas’ largest county sees more than 150 killed by suspects out on bonds.
Why are Americans sitting still for this? I cannot fathom it.
Texas’ largest county sees more than 150 killed by suspects out on bonds, victims group says
Houston, the largest city in Texas, closed out 2021 with 473 murders, a sharp jump from the year prior.
‘Defund the police’ blamed for record homicide spike in Democratic cities. Lucas Tomlinson reports that critics blamed pandemic lockdowns and the Defund the Police movement for crime uptick in Democratic cities around the country on ‘Fox News Live.’Criminal suspects released on multiple felony bonds in Texas’ most populous county have killed 156 people since 2018, according to victim advocates, who have criticized bail reform efforts that have seen some people charged with violent crimes and released back onto the streets only to violently re-offend. In Harris County, home to Houston, the largest city in the state, there are 113 defendants charged with capital murder that have been granted bond, Rania Mankarious, CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston, told Fox News. The group has been tracking statistics in the midst of a change in bond policies. Specifically, the public safety institution tracks cases for suspects out on multiple felony bonds, including bond forfeiture and bonds for those released on their own personal recognizance (PR). PR bonds don’t require cash to get out of jail but include restrictions such as GPS monitoring or drug testing. A list has been made of some victims killed by offenders who were out on multiple bonds in Harris County, Texas. Crime Stoppers of Houston said 156 people have been killed since 2018 by people released on multiple bonds in Harris County. Crime Stoppers of Houston said 156 people have been killed since 2018 by people released on multiple bonds in Harris County. (Crime Stoppers of Houston)“We were seeing really violent, violent habitual offenders being released on either no bond or ridiculously low bonds, and we said, ‘This is going to wreak havoc,’” Mankarious said. “It’s the epicenter for bail reform run amok.”Harris County’s bail practices underwent a change after officials settled a lawsuit that stopped requiring most people accused of misdemeanor crimes from having to put up cash or large sums to get out of jail. However, some judges have applied such policies in felony cases, said Mankarious.One suspect released while charged with violent crimes is Andrew Williams. He stands accused of killing Martha Medina, 71, on Sept. 23, 2021, a during a robbery outside a McDonald’s in Houston. Williams allegedly stole Medina’s purse and struck her with his car as he was taking off.
He was out on bond for a 2019 capital murder charge and for aggravated assault in Harris County at the time.“If one capital murder case isn’t enough to keep somebody behind bars, then what is?” Medina’s son, Adrian Medina, told Fox News. “You left a wolf back out and a wolf is going to do what a wolf does and that’s not OK.”He is still seeking justice for the grandmother of four.Martha Medina, 71, was killed when a suspect released on multiple bonds in Harris County, Texas, allegedly robbed her and struck her with his vehicle.Martha Medina, 71, was killed when a suspect released on multiple bonds in Harris County, Texas, allegedly robbed her and struck her with his vehicle. (Adrian Medina)On Dec. 20, police in the Houston suburb of League City announced that a murder suspect out on Harris County bonds had been arrested for another killing. Devan Jordon, 21, allegedly followed Jeffrey Johnson and his wife home from a Galleria-area restaurant on June 11 and shot and killed him during a robbery.He had been out on bond for Harris County charges, including capital murder, in a different case. He is currently being held in Galveston County jail on a $1 million bond.Rosalie Cook, 80, a grandmother of six, died in 2020 when she was stabbed in a Walgreens parking lot after purchasing a greeting card. The suspect in her death, Randy Lewis, 38, was shot and killed by police.He had been arrested 67 times and was out on two personal recognizance bonds at the time of the murder.
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