Chapter 6 - Chloe’s Arrogant Bail Hearing in the Municipal Court
The municipal courtroom downtown hummed with murmurs as the morning arraignment docket got underway.
Chloe sat at the defense table wearing an orange county jumpsuit, still looking defiant and utterly unrepentant.
When the judge read the formal charges of aggravated assault and forgery, Chloe rolled her eyes dramatically.
Her high-priced defense attorney stood up to argue for immediate release without financial bail constraints.
“Your Honor, my client is a pillar of the local community with no prior criminal record whatsoever,” the lawyer claimed.
The assistant district attorney stepped forward, dropping a heavy evidence binder onto the wooden podium.
“Your Honor, the state presents video footage of the defendant beating an eight-month-pregnant woman with a leather strap,” the prosecutor said.
The judge opened the file, looking over the medical reports and photographic evidence of Emily’s bruises.
“Bail is set at five hundred thousand dollars cash, with no contact allowed with the victims,” Judge Henderson ruled sharply.
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Chloe gasped in outrage as the bailiff grabbed her arm and led her back toward the holding cells.
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