SC judge grants Alex Murdaugh bond in case stemming from failed suicide plot [The Charlotte Observer]
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Murdaugh faces charges of insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and falsifying a police report. He turned himself in to police late Thursday morning and was booked into the
The bonds are personal recognizance, meaning he will be released on his promise to appear in court later without having to pay any fines. He also surrendered his passport to state police, but will be allowed to travel back to the out-of-state rehab facility he’s been staying at.
Before the hearing, Murdaugh’s lawyers
“What’s Alex Murdaugh’s state of mind right now?” one reporter asked.
“He’s in jail,” Harpootlian said. “That’s his state of mind.”
The 53-year-old Murdaugh, who was shot in the head on
On Monday, he confessed to police the attempted murder story was a lie and said he had conspired with 61-year-old
Smith, a former client of Murdaugh’s from a 2010 personal injury lawsuit, was arrested Tuesday on charges of assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, pointing and presenting a firearm, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud.
Smith was granted a total cash surety bond of
Outside the jail, 73-year-old Rev.
The
He said his case is ongoing, and he spoke to Murdaugh about it as recent as two weeks ago.
“I tell you... it’s unbelievable,” Rakes said. “I’m praying for the family, man.”
Thursday’s hearing comes more than three months after Murdaugh called 911 to report that he had found his younger son, Paul, and wife, Maggie, shot to death at their
Since the murders, the
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Man accused in Alex Murdaugh failed suicide plot has bonds set Thursday. What to know [The Charlotte Observer]
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