A Georgia judge refused a prosecutor’s request on Wednesday to revoke the bond for a former Atlanta police officer charged with shooting Rayshard Brooks, saying that the conditions of his bond do not permit him to vacation outside the state. Garrett Rolfe, 27, was charged with felony murder, among other charges, in Brooks’s killing in June. They moved for his bond to be revoked after hearing from Rolfe’s lawyers a day after he left that he had gone on vacation in Florida. Rolfe’s lawyers argued that the state never required him to remain in Georgia while he awaits trial. Rolfe’s lawyers argued that he fears for his safety.

Source: Washington Post August 12, 2020 12:33 UTC