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Bond revoked for man accused of killing Nassau Bay police sergeant
Henderson's bond revocation Friday morning was welcome news by law enforcement across the state.
HOUSTON - Twenty-four hours after Tavores Henderson was given a $150,000 bond, he lost the chance to get out of jail. Henderson's bond revocation Friday morning was welcome news by law enforcement across the state.
"Good first step, I think they saw the errors of their ways, this was clearly a violent person,” said Ken Casaday with the Austin Police Association.
Casaday was among those who couldn’t believe Henderson was even given a chance to bond out.
"We have these activist groups around the nation trying to get no bonds, and everybody needs to be released and shouldn’t be incarcerated, I get that, the lower level stuff, I don’t have a problem with that, but if you murder a cop, or murder any human being in the United States, you should not be getting out or even have the opportunity to get out until its fully investigated and stand trial,” said Casaday.
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Henderson is accused of killing Nassau Bay Sgt. Kaila Sullivan Tuesday in a hit and run. He had broken away from her and another officer after being stopped for a traffic violation. He was being arrested for having outstanding warrants.
After being caught Thursday, reaction to his bond amount was swift. Houston police chief Art Acevedo posted:
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales stated, in part:
Pflugerville Police Chief Jessica Robledo weighed in as well, posting:
The push back, according to Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, is not just because Henderson is accused of killing a cop.
"This alleged offender here, he not only posed a threat to the law enforcement community, he posed a threat to the community in general with his actions,” said Manley.
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Henderson has a long criminal history. He even posted on social media that he had enough money to make any amount of bail.
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In a tweet Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott wrote:
A call for bond reform by the legislature was also promised by Casaday.
"The legislative action I want to see, is a big problem here in Travis County, is someone commits a violent crime...and a Judge or magistrate gives a fair bond but then the defense attorneys go judge shopping to get their client out of jail and they lower the bond,” said Casaday.
Henderson apparently was not in court when his bond was revoked, but his mother was. On Friday, Tiffany Henderson faced formal charges alleging she hid him from police. She was released after posting a $5,000 bond.
Henderson's next court appearance is set for Monday.