The Texas Judge sets a bond for another suspect in a deputy murder after he first set bail

AND Texas judge, who was described as a “rogue” and activist of the Houston police officers, remains under fire after she set a bond for another suspect accused of capital murder in the death of the deputy district of Harris Fernando Esqued.

Judge Hilary Unger, with the 248th Harris District Criminal Court, appointed a 3 million dollar bond for Ronnie Palmer on Thursday, according to a court document shared by the Harris (HCDO) representative organization. Palmer has been in prison since July, and so far he has not been a bond to the charge.

In addition to the accusation of murder, he also faces two points of difficult attack by a deadly weapon in Esqued’s death. The bond for these costs was placed at $ 50,000.

Unger -O’s controversial move comes the day after another Suspects to kill Esqueda, Demone Francis, was released from prison after announcing a million dollar bond set in November 2024.

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HCDO criticized Ungera on Wednesday when Francis was released from prison, and on Thursday he came again after that she set up Bond for Palmer.

“If you were outraged yesterday, just wait for what Judge Hilary Unger did today. For Ronny (SIC) Palmer, a relationship was an accused of murder of Deputy Fernando Esquee. We are now out of resentment, this is a shame,” the organization on X wrote.

HCDO also shared a court document showing where Unger appointed Palmer’s bond for charges of the capital murder of a police officer in the amount of $ 3 million. Texas Law allows bond denial in cases of capital murder.

Although Palmer stays in prison from Thursday, he now has the opportunity to publish a bail and return to the streets.

The Houston police federation warns that the city is not “safe” because they leave the “walk through the streets” for the murder suspects.

After returning from the community, the defender said on Thursday Fox 26 Houston that Unger was not involved in the placement of Bond for Francisco, despite Houston police officers And Hcdo said it was.

“They made it very difficult for the judge because she was not the one who set the bond,” Cheryl Irvin said. “The bond was set up and no one complained to her from the prosecutor from the previous administration.”

Local outlets reported that the state of Texas filed for an apparent hearing when Francis was arrested in July 2024, which was not bond. This hearing should have happened within 10 days, but since he did not, Francis became eligible for Bonda, and his lawyer asked to be set. It is not clear why the state did not continue to listen.

“People have rights. No matter what you think people have done, you still have the right. One right is the right of an eighth amendment to a reasonable guarantee. And a reasonable guarantee was appointed defendant of the code, and he made a guarantee,” said Irvin Fox 26. “No one should complain about it. He is to the sea and all that is a collision.”

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Unger, which is a re -selection of 2026, is known for leaving to repeated offenders at Bond and lead her election campaigns with priority “alternatives to prison with rehabilitation, reducing recidivism and increasing community safety,” the website states.

“This is not an isolated case. Judge Unger has a history of criminal priorities over the victims, underpinning the implementation of the law and making our streets more dangerous.” said the police union. “If we do not stop judges like her now, we will continue to see repeated offenders and violent criminals reinforced by a system that refuses them to suit them.”

Fox News Digital addressed the Harris County District Prosecutor and the 248th District Court for comment.