Mother and Daughter KILLED After Leaving Drake Concert in St. Louis – OUT ON BOND TWO DAYS LATER
Henderson was released on bond set at $200,000, with the judge allowing him to post 10% of that amount in cash— Mahatma Gandhi (Parody) (@GandhiAOC) February 27, 2024
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Horrific surveillance footage captured the moment a mom and daughter were fatally ran down by a speeding motorist running a red light – who has since been released on bail.
Laticha Bracero, 42, and her daughter Alyssa Cordova, 21, were leaving a Drake concert in St. Louis, Missouri on February 14 when driver Monte Henderson, 22, allegedly plowed into them at the intersection.
Two other teen girls and a 61-year-old woman were also injured in the crash, which saw Henderson collide with several other vehicles as he blew through the lights.
Police say he was speeding at over 70mph when he allegedly caused the tragedy.
However, Judge Annette Llewellyn overlooked a probable cause statement arguing he is a danger to the community, allowing him to be freed on a $20,000 bail, according to STL Today.
Henderson’s bail sparked outrage online after the shocking footage of the crash went viral.
Reported court records showed he was freed two days later after posting 10 percent of his $200,000 bond.
He is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the deaths of the mother and daughter.
Cops say he blew through the stop lights on Olive Street in the center of the city, with the footage showing the red light at the same time he sped past the intersection in his Jeep Grand Cherokee.
He was seen travelling at a high rate of speed before initially colliding with the front bumper of another car, which led him to careen into Bracero and Cordova.
Bracero was pronounced dead at the scene, and Cordova died shortly after being rushed to hospital, police said.
Henderson was also hospitalized in the crash and was listed as being in critical condition at the time.
In his charging documents, St Louis police officer Matthew Wieczorek argued that Henderson should remain in custody as he was believed to be a danger to the community and would likely not appear for a summons.
But Llewellyn disagreed, and set his bond at $200,000, or 10 percent cash, as he has no prior felonies.
After the charges were brought, Henderson’s attorney said in a statement: ‘This is a very tragic accident, Monte is very upstanding young man; involved in academics and sports.’
In response, St Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy told the St Louis Business Journal: ‘He’s going to be held accountable. He destroyed families, killed two people.’
Llewellyn previously faced backlash in 2018 after sentencing a woman to only two years’ probation, when one of her daughters fatally shot their sibling when she left a loaded gun out and passed out on drugs, reported STL Today.
She also faced scrutiny after allowing a man accused of domestic assault against his wife out on 10 percent of a $20,000 bond in February 2022, reported KSDK.
