23-02-2025 05:33 via kxan.com

Sen. Eckhardt questions Travis County DA after untimely indictment for murder suspect

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Democratic Texas lawmaker is now asking questions to the Travis County District Attorney's office after a murder suspect bonded out of jail for $100.Stephon Morson, accused in an October 2024 murder on Burton Drive in southeast Austin, is back in custody after a judge moved to increase his bond last week.Morson's bond was originally set at $800,000, but a judge lowered it to $100, according to court records. This happened because prosecutors failed to meet a court deadlin
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