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Detroit Mayor's Bond Modified, Will Attend the DNC

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:00:06 AM EST
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, indicted for perjury in a text-messaging sex scandal, was arrested last week and jailed for a bond violation. He had traveled to a business event in Canada. The next day he was charged with additional offenses.

Monday, over objections of prosecutors, the Judge modified his bond conditions to toss the home monitoring (ankle bracelet) condition and allow him to come to Denver for the Democratic National Covention.

Prosecutors may appeal. Kilpatrick's lawyer is the excellent James Thomas of Detroit, a long time TL pal.

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    Detroit Mayor's Bond Modified, Will Attend the DNC | 11 comments (11 topical)

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    I feel very sure that myself, as just a lowly (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by PssttCmere08 on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:04:00 AM EST
    citizen, would have her butt sitting in a jail cell if I had done what this guy has done...oh well, democracy and fairness as we have known it, has been chucked out the window.

    Surely Obama doesn't want him there (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by catfish on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:09:45 AM EST
    if he doesn't want Edwards there, surely he doesn't want Kilpatrick there.

    Maybe Rezko can get a special pass (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by PssttCmere08 on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:41:23 AM EST
    too.  Maybe the mayor, Rezko and Ayers can carpool :)

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    Oh man (5.00 / 2) (#3)
    by Steve M on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:12:33 AM EST
    Not helpful!!

    Ugh (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by andgarden on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:17:20 AM EST
    paging Jennifer Granholm and the credentials committee!

    BTW, Obama had better be prepared (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by andgarden on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:22:40 AM EST
    to pay steet money in Detroit in November. I have a feeling he's going to need it.

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    I Thought Obama Didn't (none / 0) (#7)
    by flashman on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:31:25 AM EST
    pay street money.

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    That's what was claimed during the primary (none / 0) (#8)
    by andgarden on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:35:22 AM EST


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    Oh, good grief! (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by pie on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 11:23:15 AM EST
    Who wants him there?

    Blech.

    Interesting (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by cmugirl on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 12:07:54 PM EST
    Because the Detroit papers this morning were reporting that the judge was notoriously tough on defendants.

    This should be an interesting side show to the convention - Kwame showing up with his 23 body guards and other entourage.  Obama is on the record calling Kwame a "great mayor" who was doing "an outstanding job" and that he "was grateful to call [him] a friend." My guess is cameras will find Kwame throughout the convention, which will only remind people of Rezko and Ayers and other "friends" of Obama.

    why the hell? (none / 0) (#11)
    by txpublicdefender on Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 07:09:42 PM EST
    Why in the heck would he show up at the convention?  Surely, it will not be helpful for Obama for him to be there.  Good grief.

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