Prosecutor’s Office Petitioned to Revoke Bond of Auston Robertson
Former Spartan DE Auston Robertson finds himself in more trouble now. Ingham County Prosecutor Carol A. Siemon issued this today:
The Prosecutor’s Office has petitioned the court to revoke the bond of Auston Robertson due to bond violations. The bond was revoked by the Court in a hearing in the late morning.
The defendant, Mr. Robertson, allegedly engaged in further criminal conduct while awaiting trial for a sexual assault committed in an off-campus apartment near MSU. Mr. Robertson is accused of multiple felonies in the State of Kansas (aggravated robbery and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute).
The bond conditions issued by the Court state that the defendant was to refrain from criminal activity. This defendant was arrested in Garden City, Kansas and charged with the above offenses.
Our office previously objected to the bond conditions that allowed the defendant to travel out of state. While hindsight is of course 20-20, we believed at the time that continued placement here in Ingham County would allow the court to properly supervise this defendant during the pre-trial phase.
It is always disconcerting when a criminal defendant fails the conditions of their bond and we believe the courts have now taken the proper action.
Carol A. Siemon
Ingham County Prosecutor
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