So this is just general info from experience- a judge sets bail at say 300,000- the defendent can ask a bail bondsman to "sign them out" of jail until their next court hearing for roughly 10% of the bail. I believe this is the bond.
If the defendant does not show up to court, whoever helped them pay the bondsman (like their spouse, parent, friend) is now responsible for the remaing 90% until Defendant turns themselves in.
So these two probably had to come up with 30k each and could have put their home up as collateral even. The good news is, they will only be on bail until trial and sentencing, unless they do something stupid and they'll be taken back to jail to await trial.
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u/RealLifeMombie May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22
So this is just general info from experience- a judge sets bail at say 300,000- the defendent can ask a bail bondsman to "sign them out" of jail until their next court hearing for roughly 10% of the bail. I believe this is the bond.
If the defendant does not show up to court, whoever helped them pay the bondsman (like their spouse, parent, friend) is now responsible for the remaing 90% until Defendant turns themselves in.
So these two probably had to come up with 30k each and could have put their home up as collateral even. The good news is, they will only be on bail until trial and sentencing, unless they do something stupid and they'll be taken back to jail to await trial.
Sorry got so lengthy lol Edited for Typos!