A teenager in Texas accused of murder was released from the detention of the police after his bond was drastically reduced from $ 800,000 to $ 100 per costs.
Stephon Martin Morson, 19, was released from the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, On Saturday after he had posted bail.
Morson is accused of the death of 20-year-old Keshawn Cage, who found the police with a shot wound in October.
The Travis County prison said Fox News Digital that Morson was booked on November 6, 2024 and accused of murder and manufacturing/manufacturing physical evidence.
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Stephon Martin Morson, 19, from Austin, Texas, is accused of murder, but from prison after his bond had been reduced from $ 800,000 to $ 100 per charge. (Travis County Jail)
His bond was originally set at $ 800,000, but it was recently fallen to $ 100 for each load, for a total of $ 200, with the conditions that Morson carries a GPS monitor, remains under house arrest and do not contact the family of the victim or potential witnesses ,, CBS Austin reported for the first time.
Austin Police Association President Michael Bullock told Fox News Digital that Morson’s punishment was ‘not enough’.
“For a man who is accused of murder to reduce his band so low that he is able to run free, a slap in the face of Austinites who could possibly be the next victim. The rotating door of violent criminals Constant the streets of Austin freed is exactly why we have seen violent crime increase, “Bullock said.
He added: “The public prosecutor, public prosecutor and judges here have clearly demonstrated that they are not interested in taking care of the safety of Austinites or working with law enforcement. Everything they are interested in is their own political agenda. We have seen criminals.
Bullock said that this is not the first time that the judges of Travis County and magistrates have drastically reduced the band for a person accused of murder or sexual violence.
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Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas described the reduction of Morson’s band and his subsequent release as ‘scandalous’. (Brandon Bell/Getty images)
“This is not exclusive for just one judge. This happened in several different courts,” said Bullock. “We have had some where they may not be back to work, but then we have others who are playing again. People who come to Bond and they kill someone else when they have already been accused of a violent crime.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Also commented on the release of Morson and called the movement ‘scandalous’.
“This is outrageous. That is why I have reformed an emergency situation,” wrote Abbott in a message about X.
Texas Lt. Gov. Then Patrick also supported Abbott and said that he is ready to play “hardball” to prevent violent perpetrators from being released on bail last week to pass a bail reform package.
Texas Lt. Gov. Then Patrick argued for a bail reform package that is currently in the state legislator and said that violent perpetrators cannot be released from prison on bond. (Reuters/David ‘Dee’ Delgado)
On Wednesday the accounts knew the first of many obstacles to become a law. The senate criminal justice committee has adopted the bail reform package with a vote of 6-0.
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“I am grateful that GOV. Abbott Bureau reform has explained an emergency situation for the current session. Too many innocent people, both citizens and law enforcers, have become the target of criminals because of irresponsible bail amounts that allow violent criminals to allow violent criminals To be free, “said Bullock. “We are a nation of justice and order, but activist judges and public prosecutors who are interested in their own agenda instead of the law eroding that principle.”
The lawyers of the victims of crimes in Texas have been trying to get a hard departure legislation on the books for years, especially in certain cases with gross crimes. In recent years, many criminal offenders in Harris County have been released on a low bond or no bond at all, in which some people go, sometimes violent, according to Rania Mankarious, the CEO of Houston crime stoppers.
Fox News Digital reached the office of Travis County District Attorney, but did not immediately receive a response.
Louis Casiano from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for FOX News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to [email protected]
