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COLUMBIA - Mehrdad Fotoohighiamâs bond has been revoked, and he was taken into custody after violating conditions of the bond Special Judge Steven Ohmer granted him in early May.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.
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.