11alive.com
by Jason Braveman and Adrianna M Haney
Published 1:04 PM EDT June 30, 2020
Updated 8:42 AM EDT July 1, 2020
Excerpt:
ATLANTA — The former Atlanta police officer [Garrett Rolfe] who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks was released just after midnight Wednesday morning, after posting a $500,000 bond.
He will now wear an ankle monitor and must adhere to a 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. curfew, among other conditions.
He also had to surrender his passport, can maintain no possession of firearms and have no contact with the witnesses of the June 20 shooting or other Atlanta Police officers.
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The judge presiding over the hearing ultimately ruled in favor of the defense and granted Rolfe a bond, though it was much steeper than their request for a $50,000 signature bond – but less than the state’s $1 million bond request.
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The attorney said that Howard’s decision to bring charges before the Georgia Bureau of Investigation finished examining the case was “rash,” and that there is no legal basis for the 11 charges Rolfe faces. He insists that his client’s actions were justified.
The Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund told 11Alive it will be paying for all the costs associated with defending Rolfe against the murder charge. The national nonprofit based in Virginia chose Rolfe’s case – like many that they take on – because they believed he was wrongly charged.
He’s also getting funding for his legal team from the Georgia Law Enforcement group, which said it has already raised all the money needed for the former officer’s defense.
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