Woman tied to Facebook live murder to be released on bond – MLive.com

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A woman who is one of six people charged in a conspiracy plot that resulted in the slaying of a man live on Facebook to settle an online beef is being released from jail on a personal recognizance bond.Martita Bonner waived her preliminary examination Thursday, Oct. 27, sending her case to the Washtenaw County Trial Court for further proceedings in the slaying of Terrell Smith, 46, who was killed June 28.The waiver comes after Bonner, 41, testified against her codefendants, which included her nephew Shereif Bonner, 24, as part of a plea deal where her charge of conspiracy to commit open murder will be reduced to accessory to murder after the fact.Related: Trash talk online led to men killing man live on Facebook, testimony revealsDuring her Oct. 27 hearing, the court granted an additional agreement between prosecutors and the defense, agreeing to release Bonner from the Washtenaw County Jail on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond and a GPS tether.Bonner testified during her nephew’s preliminary examination saying that she knew a fight was going to happen and traveled along with him and others to where Smith was to record the fight, she said.She did not expect anyone…
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