Harrison Floyd, Director of Black Voices for Trump, granted $100,000 bond amid Donald Trump indictment.
The Lone Defendant in Trump’s Georgia Election Interference Case Granted Bond
The lone defendant in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, who was held in the bed bug-ridden Fulton County Jail, was granted bond on Tuesday evening, five days after his arrest.
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee approved defendant Harrison Floyd’s consent bond order on Tuesday afternoon, setting it at $100,000. Floyd is the only one among the 19 defendants who did not negotiate a bond amount before surrendering last week.
Surrendering Without an Attorney
Floyd surrendered to authorities on Thursday without an attorney, choosing to forego legal help due to the high cost involved, his co-counsel told the Washington Examiner. Prosecutors allege that the 39-year-old former U.S. Marine and former director of Black Voices for Trump engaged in a scheme to pressure an election worker into making false statements about ballot manipulation and election fraud after the 2020 election.
Christopher I. Kachouroff, one of Floyd’s attorneys, said he aims to have Floyd released from jail by Tuesday evening. However, as of 6 p.m. local time, Fulton County Jail records show that Floyd is still in custody.
Concerns About the Jail
“This is a serious jail,” Kachouroff said, highlighting the issues with the facility. “There have been three or four deaths in the past couple of years. Just one was a stabbing death where they didn’t get to him for like two hours. He bled out. A guy died in there from … bed bugs, of all things. He’d been bitten so many times.”
The Justice Department announced in July that it would be investigating the “use of excessive force” and protection from violence, as well as the “living conditions” of the dilapidated facility.
Additional Charges
Floyd, who is based in Maryland, is also facing a misdemeanor simple assault charge tied to an alleged assault on an FBI agent who was delivering a subpoena to his home. This incident is part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into whether Trump attempted to subvert the 2020 election.
While Floyd has bonded out on his federal charge, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Emily Richardson stated during a Friday hearing that his previous alleged offense should be the reason for denying him bond in Georgia.
Floyd’s bond hearing is scheduled for August 31 at 1:30 p.m. local time. An online fundraiser has been set up to help him pay for his attorney, and it has already raised over $270,000.
His arraignment, along with the other 18 defendants, including Trump, is set for September 6 at 11:45 a.m. However, if they have attorneys, they are permitted to waive their physical appearance if they inform the court two days in advance.
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