The attorney for the St. Louis Police Officers Association says a domestic assault suspect was freed from jail after testing positive for COVID-19, despite being deemed dangerous enough that prosecutors wanted him held without a chance of bail.
Police said in a statement that various factors determine whether suspects remain in custody.
“Health status is one factor, and the seriousness of the crime is another,” the statement said. The department said in all cases, it works to keep violent offenders off the streets. The victim told police that she and the suspect were arguing when he pushed her and struck her in the face then grabbed a pot of soup from a stove and threw it at her, leaving her with burns.
Court records show that a judge on Jan. 5 ordered the suspect held without bail. A court order said he was a potential danger to the victim, the community or another person.Dueker said while the suspect was in the jail on Jan. 4, Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner’s office informed jail officials that it was working to charge the man and asked that they keep holding him until that happened. However, Dueker said, he was released after three hours because of his positive coronavirus test result.
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