We shared yesterday that Decarlos Brown’s murder of Iryna Zarutska is hardly an isolated incident in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Cases such as Raphael Omar Wright or John Alexander being given bonds of just $50,000 despite being charged with heinous crimes like first-degree murder or first-degree forcible rape.

In 2023 the legislature took action to begin to address some of these artificially low bonds with The Pretrial Integrity Act, which Speaker Destin Hall was a primary sponsor of.

Now Speaker Hall is signalling that the legislature is reviewing further steps the legislature can take to enhance public safety. Speaker Hall told Fox News that the legislature is reviewing the City of Charlotte’s budget, funding provided by nonprofits to Mecklenburg County, and more of the pretrial procedures used by the courts that have led to offenders back on the streets.

We look forward to seeing what the legislature finds.