Sheesh: Man With 5 Murder Charges Hit With $75 Million Bond
Damn, judge, I think we get the point.
Can't they just deny somebody bond??
An Ohio man accused in the murders of five people cried during a court appearance Thursday as he was ordered held on $75 million bond.
George Brinkman Jr. appeared in Parma on aggravated murder charges for the deaths of Suzanne Taylor, 45, and her daughters, 21-year-old Taylor Pifer and 18-year-old Kylie Pifer. His bond was set for $25 million for each victim.
Brinkman had been charged Tuesday in Stark County in the deaths of 71-year-old Rogell Eugene John and 64-year-old Roberta Ray John at their Lake Township home. He had been arrested earlier Tuesday following a standoff with SWAT team members.The new charges revealed that Suzanne Taylor's throat was slit, Kylie Pifer was strangled with a phone cord and Taylor Pifer was smothered.
Their bodies were found Sunday at their North Royalton home.He allegedly used a gun and killed the Johns "during a robbery" on Sunday, according to Cleveland 19. He was given a $4 million bond for the two murders.
Brinkman knew Suzanne Taylor since they were children, but investigators have not released a possible motive, according to Cleveland 19. He also served as the house-sitter for the John couple and once dated their daughter, according to Cleveland 19. -(NY Daily News)