Here is the outcome of the bail hearing. We have bad and semi-good news.

First of all, the motion to modify their current bail conditions has been denied.

Judge Welch III saw fit to keep both Stephanie and Bryan under their current terms: both must stay away from the victim like the plague, cannot contact each other at all cost, cannot leave the state of Delaware (I can’t blame them for wanting to leave!!) and must wear a state of the art GPS tracking device (awesome!). I personally heard from a Delawarian that GPS trackers are primarily used for sex offenders. So, the courts choose to go out of their way to bypass real threats to society (by real, I mean they LIVE in Delaware) to put state visitors into 24/7 hawk-eye watch. Technically, if they high-tail it, at least it’s not costing the state thousands of dollars and they won’t be a threat to the child/family because they’re THOuSANDS of MILES AWAY. I wonder if Delaware can afford to let sex offenders roam free in their own backyards and prey on their own Delaware CONSTITUENTS while wasting their state’s money. I guess so. Go Delaware? The actions of states never cease to bewilder my fragile sun-fried little mind. Hmmm…What’s interesting is that they’ve been charged with attempted kidnapping that voluntarily released the child. So, they voluntarily gave up their ‘attempt’…DOUBLE Hmmmm…

Apparently, there are pros and cons of wanting to modify your bail agreement. Pro, you get a chance to change your current terms; Con, the court or DA can also have a crack at modifying your conditions to whatever they feel like. In which this case, the DA wanted to increase the bail amount to $30,000 apiece. Fortunately, Judge Welch decided it was unnecessary to do so, but felt it was necessary to give Stephanie and Bryan, yet,another Parole and Probation Officer. I believe if they wanted, they could build their own entourage. Take that, HBO Entourage!!

Although the Public Defender was unable to prove that these two are not a threat to society, it also shows that the court has taken no consideration to Stephanie’s son’s health. Yes, I know, it has nothing to do with being a threat or not; but, there is no compassion from the courts for the kid. Not only for the kid, but for what they do. God forbid someone in the court has a family member diagnosed with the disease and need help and ironically stumble upon these two… After all, it IS genetic and staying in your circle…….well, YOU KNOW. Good thing both Stephanie and Bryan will help them out because they’re not pity.

Oh, and finally, a (seulement une; solo una; yes, one) media decided it was worthy enough to publish the story. Unfortunately, it wasn’t published until yesterday, Tuesday, August 5, 2008–a well over a week after the alleged incident. Dang it, I’d hate to live in that small town–I don’t find out something that serious until a week later. Weak sauce. You can find the article online at delawareonline.com. Apparently, the snippet was also published in the local News Journal. And of course, it’s very vague and for good reason, too. After all, the writer can only print whatever their Editors tell them to.

*cough* PC *ahem*

Oh, if you’re wondering, Stephanie and Bryan finally have REAL attorneys–no Public Defenders; or from the words of a Delawarian, “Public Pretenders.” You got that right. Hey, you win some; you lose some. Not everyone is made out to be a PD. Just like not everyone is made out to be a police officer, judge or any other profession. (You know who you are!)

Thanks for those that made an effort in looking for Attorneys. It’s dutifully appreciated. No, seriously. It’s hard work trying to find an Attorney outside of the state of your residency; shoot, just figuring out how you can help is hard work; so, good job to everyone that helped. I even thank you, the reader. If I could afford cookies and if my oven worked, I’d bake y’all some cookies. When this is over, I’d even throw in some ICE CREAM. But alas, I can do neither; so, you’ll just have to take my gratitude. (HEEey, I’m broke!)

Oh, and finally, it seems like it should be pretty quiet from now on until their Preliminary Hearing this Friday, August 8, 2008. As long as THEY, yes THEY (you can decide which party), don’t stir up trouble, it should be quiet. Idealistically…

Sorry, for the ‘excessive wording’. I could’ve easily done short snippets, but that wouldn’t be fun, would it? :p

Popsquire remembers where he was when O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in 1995.  Do you?  It looks like 2008 may provide us with some O.J. memories as well…

As an update to this recent post, Popsquire presents you with this video of a Las Vegas judge scolding O.J. for his “arrogance or ignorance — or both.”  And, she doubled his bail to $250,000!

Popsquire’s pop quiz: When someone is arrested, do they have to shell out the entire bail amount to get out of jail?

Nope.  Generally, a bail bond agent will ask for 10-15% of the full bail amount as security to obtain a defendant’s release.  The bail agent is, in effect, lending the defendant money for a fee.  If the defendant skips bail, however, the bail agent is responsible for the entire bail amount.