Judge Josh Hill said a suspect with prior felony convictions now accused of kidnapping, beating, and choking a woman was too poor to pay bail.
Bail release for violent suspects has drawn bipartisan support for Republican judicial candidates in the Democratic-leaning county.
In 2021, a Capital Murder bond for Taylor had been set for $200,000. But Judge Amy Martin lowered bond and released the suspect now charged with the murder of a deputy constable.
New data shows the number of suspects on bond for Felon in Possession of a Weapon charged with assault or homicide jumped from nine to 150 since 2015.
A felon charged in the shooting death of a Harris County woman was twice released on bond in Harris County in 2021 for possessing a weapon.
Skyrocketing homicide rates and bond release practices in Harris County have drawn the attention of gubernatorial candidate Allen West.
