UPDATE 5:12 p.m. July 30
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — A Grand Traverse County judge has raised the bond amount set for Walmart stabbing suspect Bradford James Gille.
In a statement Wednesday, Prosecuting Attorney Noelle Moeggenberg said that Gille’s bond has been raised to 1$ million.
The bond has been raised with all the same conditions as the previous bond. The court also added that Gille would need a GPS tether if someone did bond him out
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — The Grand Traverse County Prosecutor’s Office is sounding off about the bond amount set for Walmart stabbing suspect Bradford James Gille.
Prosecuting Attorney Noelle Moeggenberg brought charges of terrorism and assault with intent to murder against Gille, to which he pleaded not guilty on Monday.
Gille’s bond was set at $100,000 by the court.
That is known as a cash or surety bond, which means the defendant must pay the full amount or have it covered by a third party.
Moeggenberg says that if Gille were to be released, she would request the use of a GPS tether and no-contact order with the victims of the attack.
Moeggenberg says that her office will be making a motion to revoke Gille’s bond due to a potentially threatening finger-gun motion he made during his arraignment.
“Based on that behavior, sort of an inability to even comply while you’re in that courtroom setting, we have filed a motion asking the court to revoke bond — if not, to significantly increase the monetary amount of bail,” Moeggenberg said.
Under Michigan law, criminal defendants are guaranteed the right to bail except in limited circumstances, like if the person is accused of murder, armed robbery, or repeated violent felonies.
State law also allows for bail to be revoked in cases of “credible evidence of acts or threats of physical violence or intimidation” against a victim or their family.
Moeggenberg says that if it were up to her, Gille’s bond would have been revoked already.
“I mean, frankly, I would be happiest with no bond,” she said. “I think that would be appropriate in this case.”