Posted on 04/23/2019 3:32:31 PM PDT by TigerClaws
Hours after a nonprofit group bailed a Missouri man out of jail, he beat his wife so severely that she died five days later, police said, according to KMOV.
Samuel Lee Scott, 54, is accused of killing Marcia Johnson, 54, on April 9, KMOV reported. She died on April 14 — and two days later, Scott, of St. Louis, was charged with first-degree murder in connection to his wife’s death.
Prior to the murder charge, Scott had been booked into jail on April 5 on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge after he was accused of hitting his wife on “the right side of her face with his fist” in January, KTVI reported.
“While he was in jail, (his) wife got a restraining order against him which prohibited him from getting within 300 feet of her,” KSDK reported. “But one day later, his $5,000 bail was posted by The Bail Project and he went to her home ... around 7:45 p.m. At around 11 p.m., a friend of his wife brought her to the hospital after finding her bleeding from her head.”
The woman died of injuries caused by “blunt force trauma,” KMOV reported.
Court documents show Scott was released from jail on April 9 with help from The Bail Project, KTVI reported.
“The Bail Project is an unprecedented effort to combat mass incarceration at the front end of the system,” according to its website. “We pay bail for people in need, reuniting families and restoring the presumption of innocence.”
The project is a nonprofit organization, according to its website.
Mike Milton, site manager of the St. Louis Bail Project, said in a written statement that this is a “devastating” moment, according to the Post-Dispatch.
“Nobody wants to see something like this happen, but it is crucial to remember that bail didn’t cause this tragedy — Mr. Scott, a 54-year-old father, was charged with a misdemeanor, and if he’d just been wealthy enough to afford his bail he would have been free in either case,” Milton said, according to the newspaper. “Moments like this are devastating, but it’s important not to lose sight of the larger injustices of cash bail and the need for reform.”
How’s that old saying go? “Lie down with dogs...”
That said, if do-gooders want to post bail for indigents, they should have a policy against doing so when a crime of violence is involved, especially domestic violence.
Release the lawyers.
Coming to a democrat run area near you.
A 300 ft restraining order? I’d settle for 30ft so I could drill him right between the running lights.
Mr. Milton needs a late night visit.
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So now we can call them The Idiotic Bail Project.
Even when the families don't want to be reunited, apparently. The wife had a restraining order. What part of restraining order do they not understand?
“...reuniting families, and restoring the presumption of innocence.” Well, they did indeed reunite this family.
Hello!!!!!!!!!! Of course you’re right!!!!!!!
I can’t believe this!!
...“Nobody wants to see something like this happen, but it is crucial to remember that bail didn’t cause this...
Er, yeah it did.
What kind of idiots bail out domestic violence offenders — especially so soon after they’re arrested?
Those contributing to such an organization are idiots. They need to lose their money.
Liberals are such idiots that they believe everyone locked up is a VICTIM.
Not *devastating*.
Reality.
A restraining order is just a piece of paper. Just like “gun free zone” is just a sign. How well did that work out at protecting her from harm?
“We are devestated” (that we facilitated the murder of an innocent woman) Note to the faint hearted do gooders; People are in jail for a reason.
The road to hell is paved with the good intentions of stupid people.
It was so devastating to them that they will probably do the same thing all over again at the next opportunity. That’s just the way they roll.
https://frostsnow.com/a-missouri-man-samuel-lee-scott-arrested-for-killing-his-wife
Check out the pic of these lovebirds
Their reuniting of this family didn’t go so well. Will they think twice next time? Doubtful.
The judge is also at fault for granting bail and such a low amount.
A piece of paper never kept evil people away from their victims.
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