SC judge grants Alex Murdaugh bond in case stemming from failed suicide plot
A Hampton County judge set a $20,000 bond for Alex Murdaugh late Thursday afternoon for his part in staging his own murder so his older son, Buster, could receive a $10 million insurance payout.
The bond is personal recognizance, meaning he will be released on his promise to appear in court later without having to pay any fines.
Murdaugh faces charges of insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and falsifying a police report. He turned
himself in to police late Thursday morning and was booked into the Hampton County Detention Center.
Hampton County Magistrate judge Tonja Alexander assigned the bond, and Murdaugh’s case will be prosecuted by the state Attorney General’s Office.
Before the hearing, Murdaugh’s lawyers Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin fielded a few questions from reporters.
“What’s Alex Murdaugh’s state of mind right now?” one reporter asked.
“He’s in jail,” Harpootlian said. “That’s his state of mind.”
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