Here we go again
Thursday, Jan 25, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller
* ABC 7…
The girlfriend of a Joliet area murder suspect looked distraught and emotional as she appeared in court Thursday morning.
Joliet police said 21-year-old Kyleigh Cleveland-Singleton made statements in an attempt to stop police from arresting her boyfriend, Romeo Nance, before he was found dead in Texas.
Cleveland-Singleton was taken to the Will County Jail, as she’s charged with obstructing justice. […]
A Will County judge said Thursday the SAFE-T act forced the court to release her from custody.
Police said Cleveland-Singleton lied to them on Monday by saying she didn’t have Nance’s phone number.
* From the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice…
Cleveland-Singleton has not been accused of any violence, her offense is the lowest class of felony, and she is caring for a three year-old son who just lost numerous members of his family to violence.
Importantly, the old money bond system also did not allow judges to deny someone release for obstruction of justice, a non-violent Class 4 felony. Before the Pretrial Fairness Act took effect, Ms. Cleveland-Singleton would have been ordered released — either with or without payment of a money bond. The court now retains the power to set numerous conditions of release that do not involve paying money. And though Ms. Cleveland-Singleton was ordered released today, she must remain on electronic monitoring. Moving forward, should Ms. Cleveland-Singleton violate the conditions of her pretrial release, the court has the power to take her into custody.
All emphasis added.
…Adding… From comments…
It’s almost like the entire Will County legal system needs to take a remedial class.