Was the DA put in office by Soros?
I don't know if the DA argued for no-bail or for lenient bail. I don't know how bail was initially set at $75,000 either.
In a Tuesday morning arraignment hearing, Brown's bond was raised from $75,000 to $100,000 full cash, according to WLKY.BLM, gun-control activist arrested - The Post Millennial, February 15
His bond had been set at $100,000 Tuesday morning by Judge Annette Karem, which was raised at the request of the Jefferson County Attorney's Office after that figure was initially recommended $75,000. Brown will be subject to home incarceration.
Louisville Community Bail Fund posts bond for Quintez Brown - Louisville Courier Journal The Jefferson County Attorney's Office did not seek a "no bail" ruling.
https://www.facebook.com/louisvilleprosecutor/posts <- closed, LOL
Thomas B. Wine, first elected as Commonwealth's Attorney in 2012, was elected to a second term in 2018, which will expire January 5, 2025.Thomas B. Wine "come on" sheet
Prior to being elected Commonwealth's Attorney, Tom enjoyed serving in the Justice system as both a prosecutor and a judge. He was sworn in as Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Jefferson County, October 1980, under David L. Armstrong. In 1982 that office awarded him Prosecutor of the Year . In 1984 he began work at the Kentucky Attorney General's Office. He served as chief of the Leviticus Unit, investigating fraudulent investments in coal and oil tax shelters; was an Assistant in the Special Prosecutions Unit; and served from 1986 until 1987 as the first Director of the Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control Unit.... in 2012 received the Silver Beaver Award
So, there are the names. Judge Annette Karem, and DA Thomas B. Wine.
Louisville chief judge Annette Karem withdraws 'triage' plan for now
Facing fierce opposition from defense lawyers, the county attorney and even two of her own judges, Chief Jefferson District Judge Annette Karem has backed off -- at least for now -- from a new procedure denounced as illegal and unfair.Trying to speed the resolution of cases in the wake of a huge backlog caused by the pandemic, Karem and a narrow majority of her court approved a local order requiring "pre-conferencing" -- or "triaging" -- cases without a judge present.
But defense lawyers and other critics said the plan, which could encourage guilty pleas, would deny defendants in custody a hearing within 10 days, as required by the Kentucky Supreme Court. Annette Karem
Its harshest critic, County Attorney Mike O'Connell, said the "Eight Day Triage" rule Karem supported would add to the "dysfunction already existing in Jefferson District Court" and holding court without a judge would reinforce the perception they don't work hard.
Kentucky election results 2018: Judicial races in Louisville
O'Connell specializes in criminal law at her own practice. She has handled a number of high-profile cases, defending Dejuan Hammond in his witness murder trial and helping secure a murder acquittal for a defendant in the 2009 Old Louisville "body in the basement" case.