South Carolina gave a man charged with attempted murder a $15,000 bond and an ankle monitor.
That's it.
Police say he used that freedom to stab a man to death, then cut the monitor off.
Jaylon Holmes, 18, of Columbia:
- Sept 2025: charged with attempted murder and a weapons charge at age 17.
- Released on a $15,000 bond with an ankle monitor.
- Sept 29, 2026: police say he stabbed a man to death on Moonglo Circle.
- Then he allegedly cut off his monitor and hid in a storage room until police found him.
He's now charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and he's waiting on a bond hearing.
Read that last part again.
A man charged with murder, while out on bond for attempted murder, is getting another bond hearing.
An ankle monitor doesn't stop anyone.
It just tells you where the body is.