A Hampton juvenile court judge ruled Monday that there’s sufficient evidence to send seven felony child neglect charges against Cory Bigsby to a grand jury in Hampton Circuit Court.
Cory Bigsby's new lawyer argued previous attorney performed poorly and contended that Bigsby should get “a reasonable bond” rather than being jailed pending trial on seven counts of felony child neglect unrelated to the boy’s disappearance.
For decades, localities have pumped money into prosecutors' offices, allowing commonwealth’s attorneys to get higher salaries, more attorneys and paralegals. But officials haven’t done the same for public defenders, leading to widening pay gaps between the two sides of the courtroom.
Hampton police charged Cory Bigsby with seven counts of felony child neglect while investigating the disappearance of his 4-year-old son Codi. A Hampton judge denied him bond in the case Monday the third time judges have rejected the man's request.