Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler told The Epoch Times that the bail set on a recent shooting suspect was woefully low and could have endangered public safety.
The suspect, 21-year-old John DiCaprio, was able to post bail and then failed twice to appear in court before eventually turning himself in on Jan 16.
On Dec. 13, DiCaprio was arrested by Newburgh police for illegally possessing a revolver and a semiautomatic pistol.
Both handguns were loaded; one had its serial number scraped.
At the following arraignment hearing, prosecutors recommended that bail be set at $100,000 cash, $500,000 secured bond, or $750,000 partially secured bond.
DiCaprio could choose to pay any of the above three forms of bail. …
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