The bizarro world of criminal justice in the United States reared its ugly head again this week, as an alleged cop-killer in Missouri was set free on bond after paying a measly $5,000.
Accused of shooting and killing an off-duty campus police officer in 2008, Brandon Levy was inexplicably allowed to walk after being required to pay only 10% of a $50,000 bond set by the court.
First Alert 4 News out of St. Louis has more details:
Brandon M. Levy, 46, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Demond Taylor, 34. Days after his arrest, court records showed that Levy had posted 10% of the $50,000 bond.
On June 20, 2008, Taylor was found shot inside a car while waiting at a red light in the 5100 block of Page Boulevard.
Despite possessing an extensive criminal record, Levy's bond was posted with only a fraction needed to be paid for his release.
After Levy posted bond, First Alert 4 reached out to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office, who responded with the below statement:
'After a confined docket hearing on August 25, 2025, Associate Circuit Judge Michael Colona modified the defendant's bond to $50,000 cash-only, requiring 10 percent to be posted. The State requested that the bond conditions imposed on August 23, 2025, remain in place. The defendant posted bond, and the court released him under court-ordered conditions.
The court-ordered conditions require the defendant to attend all hearings, comply with all judgments and sentences, notify the court of any change of address, not tamper with victims or witnesses (and prevent others from doing so on his behalf), obey all laws, and not possess weapons or narcotics unless prescribed.
The Circuit Attorney's Office does not comment on pending cases.'
If this is how easy they go on cop-killers, you have to wonder how they treat the really dangerous criminals, like nuns who protest at abortion clinics.
Watch out for the murderer who's back on the streets, St. Louis.
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