The next question is who was the prosecutor in attendance during the bail hearing? Why, after hearing this judge threw out a previous judges “No Bail” decision, was an immediate appeal not filed and/or why was Arkansas not contacted and extradition proceedings begun?
Arkansas had an open warrant for Clemmons in the system for a parole violation.
Either of those actions would have potentially kept Clemmons in lockup.
This case is the most extreme example of our criminal justice system failing at numerous levels. The case also shows how all to often the only person who receives “justice” is the criminal.
“No Extradition” out of state warrants are fairly common, so that’s a possibility. States tend to not want to pay travel costs for any but active major crimes. Parole violations aren’t usually considered emergent.