A Texas court docket, that has truly been known as “rogue” and a lobbyist by the Houston Police Officers’ Union, stays below assault after she established bond for the 2nd suspicious billed with sources homicide within the fatality of Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda.
Judge Hilary Unger of the 248th District Criminal Court in Harris County established bond at $3 million for Ronnie Palmer on Thursday, in line with a court docket report shared by the Harris County Deputies’ Organization (HCDO). Palmer has truly remained in jail as a result of July with none bond on that individual value beforehand.
In enhancement to the sources homicide value, he’s likewise coping with 2 issues of worsened assault with a deadly software in Esqueda’s fatality. Bond for these prices is evaluated $50,000 every.
Unger’s debatable motion comes sometime after the assorted different suspect in Esqueda’s homicide, Dremone Francis, was launched from jail after he printed the $1 million bond embeded in November 2024.
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Judge Hilary Unger established bond at $3 million for Ronnie Palmer, that’s billed with sources homicide and worsened assault within the fatality of Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda. (JudgeHilaryUnger com)
The HCDO slammed Unger on Wednesday when Francis was launched from jail, and adopted her as soon as once more on Thursday when she established bond for Palmer.
“If you were outraged yesterday, just wait for what Judge Hilary Unger did today. A bond was set for Ronny (sic) Palmer, who is charged with murdering Deputy Fernando Esqueda. We are now beyond outraged, this is a disgrace,” the corporate created on X.
HCDO likewise shared the court docket report revealing the place Unger assortment Palmer’s bond for the price of sources homicide of a legislation enforcement agent at $3 million. Texas laws permits bond rejection in sources homicide conditions.
Though Palmer stays behind bars since Thursday, he presently has the possibility to publish bond and return to the roads.
Ronnie Palmer is billed with sources homicide and a pair of issues of worsened assault within the July 2024 homicide of Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda. (Harris County Sheriff)
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Following blowback from the neighborhood, a protection lawyer knowledgeable 26 Houston on Thursday that Unger was not related to establishing bond for Francis, whatever the Houston Police Officers’ Union and the HCDO stating that she was.
“They made it very difficult for the judge because she is not the one who had set the bond,” claimedCheryl Irvin “The bond was set and nobody objected to it from the district attorney’s office from the previous administration.”
Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Fernando Esqueda was fired and eradicated in July 2024 in an ambush assault, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez claimed on the time. (Harris County Sheriff)
Local outlets reported that the State of Texas utilized for a proof-evident listening to when Francis was apprehended in July 2024, which will surely’ve made no bond another. That listening to was meant to happen inside 10 days, but as a result of it actually didn’t, Francis ended up being certified for bond and his lawyer requested or not it’s established. It’s unclear why the state didn’t wage the listening to.
“People have rights. Regardless of what you think folks have done, you still have a right. One right is the 8th amendment right to reasonable bail. And the reasonable bail was set for the codefendant, and he made the bail,” Irvin claimed to 26. “Nobody should be objected to that. He’s on house arrest and all the things the judge considered to be proper.”
Capital homicide suspect Dremone Francis was launched from jail in Harris County, Texas, on Wednesday after importing the $1 million bond established for him in November 2024. (Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
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Unger, that’s up for re-election in 2026, is known for permitting repeat culprits out on bond and ran her political election tasks on specializing in “alternatives to incarceration with an eye towards rehabilitation, a reduction in recidivism, and an increase in community safety,” in line with her venture web site.
“This is not an isolated case. Judge Unger has a history of prioritizing criminals over victims, undermining law enforcement, and making our streets more dangerous,” the authorities union claimed. “If we don’t stop judges like her now, we will continue to see repeat offenders and violent criminals emboldened by a system that refuses to hold them accountable.”
Fox News Digital has truly related to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and the 248th District Court for comment.
