COLUMBIA - Mehrdad Fotoohighiamâs bond has been revoked, and he was taken into custody after violating conditions of the bond Special Judge Steven Ohmer granted him in early May.
Ohmer ordered Fotoohighiam back to jail after a hearing Wednesday morning. He was being held in the St. Louis City Justice Center on Thursday afternoon pending his transfer back to the Boone County Jail, where he had been held for more than four years before Ohmer released him on his own recognizance.
Also Wednesday, Ohmer granted attorney Gregory Smith s motion to withdraw as Fothoohighiam s counsel, found Fotoohighiam indigent and ordered the Boone County Public Defender s Office to represent him. Smith s withdrawal came three months after attorney Scott Rosenblum withdrew from the case, saying Fotoohighiam refused to follow his advice.
ST. LOUIS - Mehrdad Fotoohighiam escaped an attempt to have him thrown back in jail for violations of the bond conditions that allowed him to go free Tuesday.
During a hearing in Special Judge Russell Ohmer s chambers Thursday, he decided not to rule immediately on a prosecutor s request to have Fotoohighiam s bond revoked. Fotoohighiam, who is charged with first-degree conspiracy to have a judge and another person killed, along with other crimes, was released on his own recognizance Monday after spending more than five years in jail.
His release was contingent upon strict conditions set by Ohmer. He was ordered to have no contact whatsoever with anyone other than his attorney and representatives of Adult Court Services.
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COLUMBIA - Mehrdad Fotoohighiam, who is accused of conspiracy to murder a Boone County Circuit judge and another person, is set to be released from jail Monday under strict conditions ordered by Special Judge Steven Ohmer on Thursday.
Fotoohighiam will be released on his own recognizance rather than having to post bond. He will be placed under house arrest and monitored with a GPS device. Adult Court Services inspected his home before Ohmer issued the order.
Fotoohighiam will be prohibited from leaving his home except to meet every Monday with Adult Court Services or to meet for up to three hours with his new attorney, Greg Smith.
The long-anticipated murder conspiracy trial for Mehrdad Fotoohighiam has been postponed again.
Special Judge Steven Ohmer announced at a status hearing Thursday morning that Fotoohighiamâs trial, previously scheduled for May 17, will be delayed until Fotoohighiam can find an attorney to represent him. His previous attorney, Scott Rosemblum, withdrew from the case in March, saying his client had refused to follow his advice and engaged in behavior that undermined his defense.
The case was first scheduled to go to trial more than two years ago.
Fotoohighiam has been unable to find a new attorney because of an inability to pay for representation. Columbia attorney Greg Smith had considered stepping in but told Ohmer on Thursday morning that he would not.