More incredible work by Fox 26’s Randy Wallace as he continues exposing Democrat bail reform here in Harris County.
Thirty-three-year-old Antjuan Dixon has six prior convictions, two for aggravated robbery.
He’s already spent 12-years in prison and was freed in 2020.
Shortly after being freed, Dixon is arrested & charged with three more aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon counts.
The DA’s office asked for Dixon’s bond to be set at $500,000.
However, Harris County 182nd Criminal District Court Judge Danny Lacayo decided that Dixon should be freed to continue robbing people.
Judge Lacayo lowered his bond to just $5,000.
So $500 and he’s free.
State Senator John Whitmire tells Fox 26:
“so you let someone out for $500, where are they going to get the money to pay for their bond? They've already demonstrated their profession is I'm an armed robber…
We're seeing repeat armed robbers being released on cash bonds, we're seeing, charged like carrying a gun when you're a felon, which is very serious law violation. They are being released without looking at the risk assessment…
The stakeholders and some of the judges get very upset with your program and Andy, but I think putting a face on it, identifying the problem, is the first step to solving the problem.”