WATCH: Bond Set at 500K for Restaurant Owner in Valentine’s Day Murder
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A judge set bond at $500,000 for a man accused of killing his wife’s lover. On Friday, 49-year-old Gregorio Leon appeared at the Lexington county courthouse for a hearing on charges of murder and attempted murder.
Leon’s wife, an alleged victim in this case, takes the mic to speak along with Leon’s sister to translate pic.twitter.com/3HjpwOuOu2 — Beth Rousseau (@BethWOLOTV) February 19, 2016
Defense asks all those in the courtroom who feel Leon is not a flight risk to stand @abc_columbia pic.twitter.com/4TMbvWBM5E — Beth Rousseau (@BethWOLOTV) February 19, 2016
According to the conditions of the release, Leon must surrender his passport and stay away from his wife. Leon must live with his parents, wear an electronic monitoring device, cannot have any type of deadly weapon and must adhere to a curfew.
Leon faces 30 years – life without parole if convicted.
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