Man Kills Wife in Front of His Kids, Gets Arrested Then Released Thanks To NY's Cashless Bail
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Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - New York's bail reform laws have been heavily discussed among New York politicians since the sweeping reform in 2019, prohibiting cash bail for all but the most serious misdemeanors and felonies.
In addition, State judges can't hold defendants based on their danger perception. This led to serious blowback and a revision of the reform months later in 2020 and again this year.
Now, NY's Republic Committee Chair Nick Langworthy, running for NY-23 and Republican U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin, running for governor are calling for a serious repeal of these bail reform laws, saying that these laws have failed murder victim 40-year-old Keira Bennefield, of Buffalo, who was shot dead in her car in mid-October. The main suspect is her husband, 45-year-old Adam Bennefield, who has a detailed violent and nonviolent criminal history and was released on cashless bail.
In addition, State judges can't hold defendants based on their danger perception. This led to serious blowback and a revision of the reform months later in 2020 and again this year.
Now, NY's Republic Committee Chair Nick Langworthy, running for NY-23 and Republican U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin, running for governor are calling for a serious repeal of these bail reform laws, saying that these laws have failed murder victim 40-year-old Keira Bennefield, of Buffalo, who was shot dead in her car in mid-October. The main suspect is her husband, 45-year-old Adam Bennefield, who has a detailed violent and nonviolent criminal history and was released on cashless bail.
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