There’s lots of people who don’t get bailed out. Bailing someone out takes money, particularly on a murder charge. Those who don’t have it, or have family willing to spend it (and it doesn’t sound like this guy does) stay in jail till trial.
And I don’t think the interview has to happen at the station... I think yours sounds like a fairly believable scenario.
It just sounded like there are easy ways to get loaned the bail money temporarily. But I suppose if it’s a lot (and this would be, I think), he might not get the loan.
And yeah, he doesn’t really have family to help out. I’ve put him in a pretty miserable situation. Fun...