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Pennsylvania judge will likely reevaluate 'unconstitutional' $1 million bail set for Ricardo Munoz..
Pennsylvania judge will likely reevaluate 'unconstitutional' $1 million bail set for Ricardo Munoz protesters
The judge who set a $1 million bail for protesters who were arrested during demonstrations following a fatal police shooting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, will likely reconsider after widespread criticism, including from the state's lieutenant governor who deemed it "blatantly unconstitutional."
Lancaster police arrested 12 adults and one juvenile after about 100 people gathered outside the city's police station Sunday following the police killing of Ricardo Munoz, 27, who authorities say chased an officer with a knife.
Police said the demonstration devolved into a riot that caused damage to the station, vandalism to local businesses and a small fire, and officers used "chemical munitions" to disperse the crowd.
At least seven of them were held on $1 million bail, according to police. Magisterial District Judge Bruce Roth, who set the initial bail, per LancasterOnline, will hold a hearing Thursday for defendants who filed petitions requesting bail modification.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/16/lancaster-shooting-bail-ricardo-munoz-protesters/5814526002/
The judge who set a $1 million bail for protesters who were arrested during demonstrations following a fatal police shooting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, will likely reconsider after widespread criticism, including from the state's lieutenant governor who deemed it "blatantly unconstitutional."
Lancaster police arrested 12 adults and one juvenile after about 100 people gathered outside the city's police station Sunday following the police killing of Ricardo Munoz, 27, who authorities say chased an officer with a knife.
Police said the demonstration devolved into a riot that caused damage to the station, vandalism to local businesses and a small fire, and officers used "chemical munitions" to disperse the crowd.
At least seven of them were held on $1 million bail, according to police. Magisterial District Judge Bruce Roth, who set the initial bail, per LancasterOnline, will hold a hearing Thursday for defendants who filed petitions requesting bail modification.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/16/lancaster-shooting-bail-ricardo-munoz-protesters/5814526002/
