KWAME KILPATRICK IN ELECTRONIC BRACELET
Aug 11th, 2008 by Bilal Ali
After an overnight jail stay, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was released on Friday afternoon, but with new restrictions on his movements and facing brand new assault charges.
A judge overturned a lower court ruling that revoked Kilpatrick’s bond because of an unapproved trip to Canada in July, ruling the mayor should have been allowed some type of bond despite his breach of the rules. However, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Jackson set a $50,000 cash bond, ordered an electronic tether and restricted Kilpatrick’s movements to three counties comprising Detroit and surrounding areas, preventing him from attending the Democratic National Convention.
The mayor was freed on Friday after posting the $50,000 cash bond and $2,500 of the $25,000 bond set for the assault charges, a Wayne County Sheriff’s spokesman said.
The mayor was also arraigned on Friday on two felony assault charges stemming from an altercation at a friend’s house with a Wayne County deputy and investigator in July. The new assault charges carry a maximum penalty of two years in prison.
Kilpatrick, 38, faces a potential 15-year prison term if convicted of perjury, obstruction of justice and official misconduct stemming from a sex scandal and his handling of a whistle-blower lawsuit.




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