In November 2022, Attorney Bill Deatherage besought Judge Natalie White and the Trigg County Circuit Court to strongly consider reducing Landon Stinson’s bond, still set at $2 million following two charges of murder in the 2021 deaths of Trigg Countians Sue Faris and Matthew Blakeley.
He also asked for Stinson to be remanded into familial custody, ahead of his scheduled September jury trial.
During Wednesday’s afternoon appearance, Deatherage again mentioned this re-filed motion — hoping White would agree to what he believes is “unreasonable bail” for his client.
Just as she did in November, Commonwealth’s Attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins said her office wanted to see this re-filed motion’s denial.
Deatherage, naturally, offered rebuttal again.
White said she would once again review the circumstances of the case, which involve an immediate family that has testified and promised Stinson’s care and delivery to the trial, the murder of two family members, and an extradition of Stinson from California back to Kentucky.
She said she was “most likely” not going to grant the motion.
Last November, Deatherage contested his defense of Stinson had been “difficult” up to that point, because meeting with his client and exchanging discovery had been “nearly impossible.” As such, he asked for a $100,000 bond and a 10% surety, with the ankle monitor potentially assuaging concerns of flight risk.
White heard two other motions, as well: one from Deatherage asking the Commonwealth for any and all exculpatory discovery for the case, and one from Ovey-Wiggins seeking reciprocal discovery Deatherage’s office.
Stinson’s next pre-trial conference will be 1 PM June 14.
