An accused shooter who allegedly hunted down and “ambushed” his victims in Memphis, Tennessee, has been released without bail – despite the local district attorney’s request to the court to keep him behind bars.
Tyrese Earnest, 18, was charged with attempted second-degree murder last month after he and two co-conspirators allegedly waylaid a FedEx employee in a distribution center parking lot, where Earnest shot him. Had given. Police said, according to WREG Memphis.
Bayana was booked with a $200,000 bond, but last week a judge ruled that the accused shooter would be released on his own recognizance without bail.
Now, justice for the victim depends on whether his would-be killer shows up for the court date.
The local prosecutor is angry.
“The details of the alleged crime, the fact that the victim was ambushed, and the violent nature of it make us confident that this suspect is a threat to public safety,” Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said in a statement.
Meanwhile, according to WREG, Ernest’s accused conspirators, twin brothers Ja’Marcus Odell and Ja’Marion Odell, are still in jail with an $80,000 bond.
Ja’Marion Odell admitted to driving Earnest and his brother to the crime scene, and the pair have been charged with facilitating criminal attempt, a class A felony.
One politician, State Senator Brent Taylor, criticized the DA and his staff for doing more to keep the accused gunman in custody.
“In this case (the assistant district attorney) was as weak as a kitten meowing,” Taylor posted on X. “It would have been just as effective to sit in the ADA audience and watch the proceedings as a spectator.”
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