Judge increases Daniel
Holtzclaw's bond an additional $109,000
By Stephanie Backus
OKLAHOMA CITY —An Oklahoma City
police officer accused of sexual misconduct with at least 10 women will spend
the next 14 days in jail.
A judge also increased Daniel
Holtzclaw's bond from $500,000 to $609,000 due to 10 new charges filed last
Friday. The additional charges bring the number of charges against Holtzclaw to
26.
He did not show much emotion
during his Thursday morning hearing until he was escorted out of the courtroom
in handcuffs. His eyes were red and he looked to be on the verge of tears.
Holtzclaw had been on house
arrest with family in Enid until the hearing. Under conditions of his house
arrest, he was supposed to alert Oklahoma County Court Services each time he
left home. He was only permitted to travel for court, attorney visits, visits
to court services and medical appointments.
Robin Wright, a court services
supervisor, testified Thursday that Holtzclaw violated those conditions on
Sept. 17. She said he did not make a call to her office before a doctor’s
appointment and instead alerted his attorneys because he claimed he thought
that was all he needed to do.
Holtzclaw’s attorney, Scott
Adams, said it was an appointment with an eye doctor.
“We all make mistakes and he
made one,” Adams said. “Unfortunately he made one in a high profile case and
the judge isn’t putting up with it.”
Protestors from OKC Artists for
Justice, who stood outside the courthouse during Holtzclaw’s hearing said they
do not believe 14 days in jail is enough. They want him held in jail, without
bond set, until his trial.
“He should not be out on bail,”
said Grace Franklin, a protester. “He is a danger to our community, he’s a
danger to the community of Oklahoma City.
Prosecutor Gayland Geiger said
a preliminary hearing is scheduled for mid-November.
