Victor Cuevas given new bond after several hours of testimony in bond hearing
Cuevas is to remain in custody of the Fort Bend County Sheriff s Office until he makes bond. Author: Chloe Alexander Updated: 10:12 PM CDT May 14, 2021
HOUSTON It was an all-day bond hearing in a Fort Bend County courtroom, ending with a murder suspect who had been seen taking a tiger into a west Houston home last weekend having his bond revoked and a new bond set.
Judge Frank Fraley revoked bond for Victor Cuevas, 26, in the case of a 2017 murder. The judge set a new bond of $300,000 with the same conditions as before.
Judge revokes bond for man seen with tiger in west Houston neighborhood, sets new bond at $300K
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HOUSTON – A judge has revoked the bond for a man seen with a tiger in a west Houston neighborhood last Sunday.
Victor Cuevas, 26, left the courtroom in handcuffs and was booked into the Fort Bend County jail on Friday.
Police said Cuevas was out on bond for a murder charge the night the tiger named India got loose. Cuevas is facing a charge of evading arrest in connection with the tiger, prompting prosecutors to request the bond be revoked on the murder charge, according to the district attorney’s office.
A Houston murder suspect arrested earlier this week after he was spotted with a Bengal tiger bonded out of jail as the hunt for his missing jungle cat continued into Thursday.
Texas hunts for Tiger as apparent owner out on bail
AP, HOUSTON, Texas
The whereabouts of a tiger that was found briefly wandering a Houston neighborhood on Wednesday remained unknown as the Texas man who police allege owns the animal was released on bond.
An attorney for Victor Cuevas told reporters that his client is not the tiger’s owner and like authorities is worried about the animal’s safety.
“We’re going to do everything we can do to try to find this cat and get this cat to a nice, safe place where it can enjoy a nice comfortable life,” attorney Michael Elliott told a news conference outside the Fort Bend County Jail.
A Houston murder suspect arrested earlier this week after he was spotted with a Bengal tiger bonded out of jail as the hunt for his missing jungle cat continued into Thursday.