What a week!
Tampa Bay Cannons’ Andrew Roney. Photo: Cannons / AUDL.
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Has there even be a wilder week of games in the AUDL? Huge upsets rocked the league in Week 2, as multiple favorites fell to low-ranked foes. And after two weeks, preseason darlings Dallas Roughnecks and Raleigh Flyers are winless. The Atlanta Hustle and Austin Sol are undefeated.
Are we seeing real parity? Is this an early season mirage? Either way, with only 12 games on the schedule, wins and losses loom large. Some teams are already a quarter of the way through their season.
Bond denied for murder suspect in jail 3 years awaiting trial
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
(Pre-COVID file photo) Xavier Payne sits for a pretrial hearing before Washtenaw County Trial Judge David S. Swartz Monday, March 25 2019.MLive.com
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ANN ARBOR, MI – Xavier Payne has been in jail without bond for more than three years awaiting trial for a murder he’s accused of committing when he was 16.
After a bond hearing Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12, he will remain in jail until jury trials become possible again amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washtenaw County Trial Judge Patrick Conlin issued the ruling ordering Payne to remain in jail without bond, saying that given the nature of the case, there are no reasonable means to ensure the safety of the public if he were to be freed ahead of trial.
Murder suspect arrested at 16 seeks bond after 3 years in jail awaiting trial
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
(Pre-COVID file photo) Xavier Payne sits for a pretrial hearing before Washtenaw County Trial Judge David S. Swartz Monday, March 25 2019.MLive.com
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That was more than three and a half years ago.
With continuing COVID-19 restrictions, it is unlikely he will have a jury trial anytime soon, leading his attorney Steven Tramontin to request at a motion hearing Monday, Jan. 11. Tramontin is requesting that either Payne’s charges be dismissed for violating his right to a speedy trial or grant him a reasonable bond.