And in 2021, for example, the Minnesota Freedom Fund released a domestic abuser back onto the street. Two weeks later, the man, George Howard, was charged with second degree murder for a road rage incident. Michael DeWitt of Louisville, Kentucky was bailed out by the Bail Project in February of 2021 after being arrested on multiple charges. Two months later, he was arrested for murder. Shawn Michael Tillman, three weeks after having bail paid by the Minnesota Freedom Fund, murdered a man at a light rail station in St. Paul and is now serving life sentence for that crime. (02:17–02:31)
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Asserts that a person bailed out by The Bail Project was later arrested for murder.
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