Oakland County, MI – Oakland County Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard is voicing strong concern over recent bond decisions that allowed defendants accused of violent felonies to be released on minimal bonds.
According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, 25-year-old Robertelee Rayshawn Rogers was arraigned Thursday in the 50th District Court on five felony counts, including assault with intent to murder. Court documents show Rogers already had an order prohibiting contact with the victim, yet Magistrate Angelena Marie Thomas-Scruggs released him on a $1,000 personal bond.
Sheriff Bouchard said this was not the first instance where bond rulings have raised concerns. On Aug. 15, the same magistrate set a $5,000 cash/surety, 10% bond for Charles Edward Black II, who was arraigned on multiple felony counts. Charges included felony firearm – third offense, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, narcotics trafficking, and possession of a device to convert a firearm into a machine gun. Convictions on these charges could carry decades in prison.
“These are not minor offenses—they are extraordinarily serious crimes that endanger lives and carry lengthy sentences,” Bouchard said in the statement. He added that releasing defendants accused of violent crimes on minimal bonds “fails victims, endangers the public, and undermines the work of law enforcement.”
Black is scheduled to appear again Sept. 9 for a probable cause conference before Judge Ronda Gross.
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