Man Arrested 5 Times While Awaiting Murder Trial

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ Prosecutors say they will ask a judge to revoke bond for a man arrested five separate times since he was charged with murder in an Aiken County shooting two years ago. The Aiken Standard reports (http://bit.ly/rZSPa5) that 22-year-old Freddie Simpkins’ latest arrest came Tuesday on a second-degree burglary charge and he remained in jail on a $25,000 bond. Investigators say Simpkins was charged with murder in September 2009 in a drug-related shooting and was released on a $150,000 bond. Since then he was charged with grand larceny in February 2010, simple possession of marijuana in April 2010, second-degree burglary in July 2010 and for violating the condition of his bond in October. Authorities did not immediately know the name of Simpkins’ attorney.