The Prosecutor Who Sought to End Cash Bail Imprisonment is Bemoaning Lower Bail for Violent Offenders
Mr Elliott, then 18 years old, was arrested in June 2017 on gun- and drug-possession charges stemming after threatening a neighbor with a firearm. The District Attorney’s office granted him a plea bargain arrangement on January 24, 2018, and he was sentenced to 9 to 23 months in jail, followed by three years’ probation. However, he was paroled earlier than that, after seven months in jail. Mr Elliot soon violated parole by failing drug tests and failing to mate his meetings with his parole officer. Mr Elliott was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine on January 29, 2019. This wa...
Source: redstate.com