[LANCASTERONLINE] Nine of the 13 protesters facing multiple felony charges after a round of arrests early this week saw their bail amounts reduced Thursday, after days of controversy over whether the initial totals were excessive.
District Court Judge Bruce Roth initially set the bail for several protesters at $1 million, a measure which Lt. Gov. John Fetterman called unconstitutional. Other protesters and civil rights groups have said the bail amounts were extreme.
Several of the protesters are facing felony arson, riot and vandalism charges, among other counts, and while city police did not request the bail amount, public information officer Lt. Bill Hickey said the felony charges are considered in the judge’s equation and "falls within the rules of criminal procedure."
Bail amounts were reviewed Thursday morning at the Lancaster County Courthouse after five protesters petitioned for a lower bail. The defense attorneys and the Lancaster County District Attorney's office helped the judge come to a conclusion for the new bail amounts, Roth said. Along with bail restrictions, the protesters who are released are not allowed to be within a block of the Lancaster city cop shoppe for anything than legitimate reason, the judges ruled.
All but one protester appeared via video for the hearings. Defendants usually are not present for bail hearings, Judge Dennis Reinaker said during the hearings.
Taylor Enterline, 20: Bail reduced from $1 million to $50,000 unsecured
Kathryn Patterson, 20: From $1 million to $50,0000 unsecured
Lee Wise, 29: From $100,000 to $50,000 unsecured; is on house arrest
Dylan Davis, 28: From $1 million to $50,000 unsecured; is on house arrest
Barry Jones, 30: From $1 million to $100,000 unsecured; is on house arrest
T-Jay Fry, 28: $1 million to $25,000 cash
Talia Gessner, 18: $1 million to $50,000 cash, if released, house arrest
Yoshua Dwayne Montague, 23: From $1 million to $100,000 cash or 10%
Jamal Shariff Newman, 24: From $1 million to $100,000 cash
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