The fired Ohio police officer charged with fatally shooting Andre Hill posted bail and was released from jail Tuesday hours to an audience of protesters after a judge reduced his bond from $3 million to a third of that.
Former Columbus Police officer Adam Coy was released on reduced bond February 9, 2021
Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy left jail this afternoon after a judge agreed to lower his bond from $3 million to $1 million.
Coy, who is white, was indicted in the December 22nd shooting death of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man who was shot while standing in the garage of an aquaintance near Upper Arlington. Coy faces charges of murder, felonious assault and two counts of dereliction of duty.
An atttorney for the Hill family says his clients are not happy with the reduction in bond, but accepted the decision. Judge Stephen McIntosh also agreed to allow Coy contact with a support team of officers with similar experiences, although he is barred from contact with any officers associated with the case.
Feb 10, 2021
Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy is seen remotely on television during his initial appearance on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio. Coy was arraigned on four charges in the December 2020 police shooting death of Andre Hill, a Black man. Coy was charged with one count of murder, one count of felonious assault, and two counts of dereliction of duty, one of which was for failure to render aid to Hill after he was shot. His bond was set at $3.3 million. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The fired Ohio police officer charged with fatally shooting Andre Hill posted bail and was released from jail Tuesday hours to an audience of protesters after a judge reduced his bond from $3 million to a third of that.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The fired Ohio police officer charged with fatally shooting Andre Hill posted bail and was released from jail Tuesday hours to an audie.