WACO (June 5, 2015) Five more jailed defendants in the Twin Peaks shooting case have filed for bond reduction hearings, bringing the total number of filings to 84 over the past two weeks.
New filings were posted by Brian Joseph Brincks, Ronnie Carl Bishop, Nathan Clark Grindstaff, James Rosas and Raymond Clifton Hawes, III.
In all, 47 defendants have been released on bonds lowered from $1 million to between $15,000 and $250,000 and 130 defendants remain in custody, jail records showed Friday morning.
Several cases were set for bond reduction hearings in both 19th and 54th district courts on Friday but a listing by name was not on the dockets.
Meanwhile two defense lawyers have petitioned the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals asking that judges in surrounding jurisdictions be temporarily assigned to Waco courts to help alleviate the large number of pending bond reduction hearings.
Keith Hampton, an Austin attorney, and Walter “Skip” Reaves, Jr., a Waco lawyer, filed a petition on Thursday with the state appellate court asking the justices to order the administrative judge in the Third Administrative Judicial District, of which McLennan County is a part, to assign judges in the other 25 counties that make up the district to come to Waco to hear the bond reduction motions. ( read more )
• Additional Article – One Bond Reduction Hearing For Friday
• Additional Article – Visiting Judge Denies Motion for Waco Judge Removal
• Additional Article – Names of Those Released and Still Jailed HERE
The screen grab below ↓ is fuzzy but you can see the position of the Blue SUV in relation to Don Carlos and the overall scene. The SUV is in the top left portion of the image.
In reference to the dark blue/black DPS SUV above: I still can’t fathom why any officer would open fire, with that many rounds, from that distance, into such a chaotic environment. Especially knowing the downrange backdrop was a patio filled with people.
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