Criminal, internal investigations underway into Ohio prison escape of school shooter, 2 others

LIMA, Ohio (AP) – Criminal and internal investigations are underway to determine how a convicted killer of three Ohio high school students managed to escape from prison, along with two other inmates, state correction officials say. Outside experts also will review procedures of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and recommend possible improvements, the…

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Bail Bondsman / Bounty Hunter Shot and Fugitive Killed in Gunfight

Bail bondsmen say violent confrontations rare By MATT GETTS – Associated Press – Sunday, August 31, 2014 KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (AP) – Incidents in which a confrontation with a bail jumper ends in violence are an extreme rarity, area bail bondsmen say. Monday, three people were shot – one fatally – when three state-licensed recovery agents…

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Cash Only Bail Bonds Declared to be Unconstitutional Ohio

Cash Only Bail Bonds Declared to be Unconstitutional By the Ohio Supreme Court  It had been the regular practice for Ohio trial courts to set a monetary bail pursuant to Rule 46(A)(2) of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure and to require the defendant to pay in cash (as opposed to collateral or surety) ten…

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Cash Not King – Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Sly Bail Bonds!

Rule Mandating 10 Percent Cash Payment for Bail Is Unconstitutional By Kathleen Maloney | July 8, 2014 The Supreme Court ruled today that requiring defendants to pay a 10 percent cash deposit for bail is unconstitutional. A criminal rule giving trial courts authority to order defendants to post a cash payment for 10 percent of their bail was ruled…

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Robert Paul Palmer, 37, was being held Thursday on $10,000 bond. Tamica Lynn Jeffers, 33, was being held on $6,000 bond.

Court documents show each pleaded not guilty. Robert Paul Palmer, 37, was being held Thursday on $10,000 Cincinnati bail bonds. Tamica Lynn Jeffers, 33, was being held on $6,000 bond from a local Cincinnati Bail bondsman. CINCINNATI (AP) — An Indiana couple has been arrested in Ohio on child endangering charges because police say they…

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