Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Officer Cleared In Bondsman's Death

State Attorney's Office Report Says Bondsmen Appeared To Be Criminals

POSTED: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
 
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --
The state attorney's office has ruled that a Jacksonville police officer did not commit a crime when he shot two bail bondsmen in May. One of the bondsmen was killed.

While serving a warrant at the Mayfair Village Apartments early in the early morning on May 24, bail bondsman Antonio Cooks was shot and killed by Officer Jason Bailey. The officer was responding to a burglary call and didn't realize the bail bondsmen were serving a warrant.

Responding officers also shot and injured bondsman Verne Williams, 37. | READ MORE

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