It was a busy weekend on Peachtree City’s roads, as reflected by numerous reports from the city’s police department. A complaint about attempted auto break-ins led to a Feb. 4 […]
By Liz Kellar | Staff Writer
Three days after a Nevada County judge OK’d a $350,000 bail enhancement for a Grass Valley man arrested on charges of trying to lure a girl younger than 16 into meeting him for sex, the defendant was granted a pre-trial release with zero bail by the same magistrate.
Tyler Michael Clanton, 23, had been taken into custody Saturday night on charges of sending harmful matter to a minor with the intent to seduce, and arranging a meeting with a minor with the intent of engaging in sexual activity, reports state.
At Clanton’s arraignment Tuesday morning in Nevada County Superior Court, Judge Linda Sloven granted the pre-trial release, a move that left Grass Valley Police Chief Alex Gammelgard “deeply concerned about a system that would assess a low risk factor to the type of crime committed in this case.”