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Detroit A Wayne County judge denied prosecutors request Friday to reverse his decision earlier this month to grant bond to a man accused of killing a Detroit police officer, saying the defendant is not a flight risk or danger to society. Judge Lawrence Talon s April 1 ruling in the case of Eddie Ray-Jr. Johnson prompted protests and sharp criticism from Detroit police; Johnson is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the June 2, 2019, shooting death of Detroit police Sgt. Elaine Williams, his domestic partner. Talon s April 1 ruling ordered the defendant released on a tether because of an undisclosed medical condition, reducing the defendant’s bond from remand status to a $100,000/10% bond. Police chief James Craig and other officers called the judge s decision cowardly. ....
Chief Craig calls judge a coward for compassionate release of accused cop killer By Ingrid Kelley and David Komer online producer Published FOX 2 - Friends, colleagues, and family of the late Detroit Police Sgt. Elaine Williams rallied Friday to criticize the judge who allowed the suspect charged with her murder, to be released on a tether to have a medical procedure. Judge Lawrence Talon also set a bond of $10,000 and is letting the accused murderer, Eddie Ray Johnson, stay out on bond until his trial date. Accused cop killer gets compassionate release by judge until trial, sparking outrage Judge Lawrence Talon allowed the release of a suspected murderer of a 14-year police veteran on $10,000 bond and a tether. ....
Slain cop s sister horrified at accused killer s release on bond Detroit The sister of slain Detroit Police Sgt. Elaine Williams expressed outrage Monday after the man accused of killing Williams two years ago in an alleged domestic violence shooting was released on bond last week. During a press conference in Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, Detroit police officials echoed the criticism of Wayne County Circuit Judge Lawrence Talon s decision to release murder suspect Eddie Ray-Jr. Johnson on a tether. Williams, a mother of two and a 14-year Detroit police veteran who worked in the Major Crimes Section, was killed June 2, 2019, in the Garden City home she shared with her domestic partner, Johnson. ....