Another Win For Victoria
April 11th, 2008Another Win For Victoria
Bail Set For Dumbasses
The 8 Florida teens arrested for the video taped beating of Victoria Lindsay appeared before a judge today to hear the new, upgraded, charges against them, and to be given bail amounts.
County Judge Angela Cowden set bail on them at double the amounts normally set for the charges they face.
Seven of the eight are younger than 18, but are now being charged as adults. The six girls are April Cooper, 14; Britney Mayes, 17; Kayla Hassell, 15; Brittini Hardcastle, 17; Cara Murphy, 16; and Mercades Nichols, 17. The other two are Zachary Ashley, 17, and Stephen Schumaker, 18, who are accused of acting as lookouts during the attack.
Judge Cowden said bail on the kidnapping charges at $30,000 for each defendant, double the normal $15,000. Six received $1,000 bail on battery charges, and two, Hardcastle and Cooper, received $5,000 bail on that charge. Three defendants, Mayes, Hardcastle and Nichols, received $2,000 bail on witness tampering charges.
If they are released on bail, it will be on under house arrest conditions. They are banned from using any Internet forums, including MySpace and YouTube, and they are forbidden to have any contact with each other, the victim or victim’s family members.
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