Detra Farries
/ FOX21: file photo from previous court appearance
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- The woman accused of dragging tow truck driver Allen Rose to death in late February will still be facing a $50,000 bond to get out of jail after her bond reduction request was denied in court Friday morning.
Farries' lawyer argued that she is the sole caregiver for her eight children and had no previous felonies, but the court said there is evidence of a criminal record prior to the alleged manslaughter.
The lawyer said Farries has cooperated with attorneys and police and has had to deal with the 'throngs' of the media, the public and police. He was trying to get her bond reduced to $10,000 or $25,000 for violent crimes, which he said is similar to what suspects in similar cases have to pay.
The court ruled that given the nature of the crime, as well as the fact that she was able to post bond previously, it found $50,000 to be non-oppressive. They also found she has a lack of ties to the community.
Renee Rose, Allen's widow, testified that she and her family want answers. She said Farries is a flight risk and believes she has tried to leave town, and she wants Farries to show up at trial. Renee said had the bond reduction been granted, she believes Farries wouldn't have shown up at trial.
Farries was granted her premium on her first bailout, meaning she will get part of her money back when she bonded out the first time. A co-signer and friend, Stacy Cutcher, was a co-signer on the bond when Farries bonded out the first time, so she will get $1,700 back, which is what she paid for the premium.
Farries will get the remainder of the premium.
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