Illegal alien accused of killing state trooper has bail drastically slashed by judge
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A judge drastically slashed the bail for an illegal alien who is accused of killing a Washington State trooper earlier this year, drawing an angry response from the dead lawman’s family. Last week, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Richard Okrent cut the bail for 32-year-old Raul Benitez Santana who was being held in the county jail from $1 million to $100,000, according to Fox News which cited online jail records. Santana has been behind bars since March for the death of WSP Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, a 27-year-old husband and...
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