Judge who released Thomas Hartless early speaks about decision

Judge Michael Higgins addressed the media Friday regarding what happened that allowed Thomas Hartless, the man who murdered his estranged girlfriend, a police chief and a nursing home worker in Kirkersville, to be released from jail early.“I was physically sick over the whole thing,”said Judge Higgins.Higgins said he comes in contact with countless defendants and he relies exclusively on the information fed to him by the reports in the cases. He said the entities involved in the trag