A Texas teenager accused of murder was released from police custody after his deposit was considerably reduced from $ 800,000 to $ 100 per load.
Stephon Martin Morson, 19, was released from County Travis County prison in Austin, Texas on Saturday after depositing a deposit.
Morson is accused in Keshawn Cage, 20 -year -old, that the police found with a ball injury to the head in October.
Travis County’s prison told Fox News Digital that Morson was reserved on November 6, 2024 and accused of murder and falsification / manufacturing of physical evidence.
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Stephon Martin Morson, 19, from Austin, Texas, is accused of murder, but out of prison after the reduction in his deposit from $ 800,000 to $ 100 per load. (Travis County prison)
Its deposit was originally set at $ 800,000, but it was recently dropped to $ 100 for each charge, for a total of $ 200, the conditions that Morson have a GPS instructor, remains under house arrest and did not contact the family of the victim or potential witnesses, CBS Austin reported for the first time.
The president of the Austin Police Association, Michael Bullock, told Fox News Digital that Morson’s punishment was “not sufficient”.
“For a man accused of murder so that his link is reduced so low that he is able to walk free, that is exactly why we have seen violent crimes increase,” said Bullock.
He added: “The district prosecutor, the county prosecutor and the judges here have clearly demonstrated that they are not interested in taking care of the safety of the Austinites or working with the police. All Who interests them is their own political program.
Bullock said it was not the first time that County Travis’ judges and magistrates have been considerably reduced for a person accused of murder or sexual assault.
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The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, described the reduction of the bond of Morson and his subsequent release as “scandalous”. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
“It is not exclusive to a single judge. This occurred in several different courts,” said Bullock. “We have had where they cannot reoffend, but we had others who have reoffended. People who go out on bail and that they murder someone else when they are already accused of A violent crime. “
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, also commented on the release of Morson and called the “scandalous” movement.
“It’s scandalous. This is why I made the reform of the surety an emergency article,” wrote Abbott in an article on X.
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The Lieutenant of Texas, Governor Dan Patrick, also argued Abbott and said that he was ready to play “Hardball” to prevent violent offenders from being released during a special session last week to spend a Package of the deposit reform.
The Lieutenant-Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, pleaded for a champion of reform of the deposit currently in the legislative assembly of the State and that the violent offenders could not be released from prison on deposit. (Reuters / David ‘Dee’ Delgado)
On Wednesday, bills erased the first of the many obstacles to become law. The Senate Criminal Justice Committee adopted the fixed rate of the guarantee reform by a 6-0 vote.
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“I am grateful that Governor Abbott declared a reform of the surety an emergency element for the current legislative session. Too many innocent people, both citizens and police officers, have become criminals targets due to irresponsible deposit amounts that allow violent criminals to be freely free, “said Bullock. “We are a country of law and order, but the militant judges and prosecutors who are interested in their own program rather than the law raises this principle.”
Defenders of victims of crimes in Texas have attempted to obtain more strict legislation on the surety in books for years, in particular in some cases involving flagrant crimes. Over the past years, numerous criminal delinquents in Harris county have been released on bail or without surety, some who were recurrent, sometimes violently, according to Rania Mankarious, CEO of Houston Stoppers crime.
Fox News Digital contacted the District District Office of Travis County but did not immediately receive a response.
Louis Casiano of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. History advice and ideas can be sent to Stepheny.price@fox.com
