Bail Reduced For Langston Williams Jr.

Langston Williams Jr., 21, was released yesterday from the Monterey County Jail on a $500,000.00 bail bond. The defendant, a Hartnell College student was able to post the bail bond through the support of his church. The money was raised by hundreds of the San Antonio Church members. Williams father, Langston Williams Sr., is the pastor at the church.

Langston Williams Jr. is being accused of stabbing his brother, Thaddaeus Williams, 18, to death during a dispute over a computer in their Salinas apartment.Williams family's motivation for his release is to attend his brother's funeral this Friday.

Williams was fortunate enough to have his bail reduced from $1,000,000.00 let alone have bail! A defendant charged with a capital crime is usually held without bail.

California Arson Suspect Arrested

Catalino Pineda, a native of Guatemala, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department and charged with arson.

According to investigators, the defendant, was seen on a hillside near Del Valle Street and Ponce Avenue lighting a fire and walking away. Witnesses followed Pineda to a local restaurant where they called the police.

Pineda is currently on probation for making false emergency reports to law enforcement. Catalino Pineda's bail bond is set at $75,000.00, but it is unknown if he has made bail.

Fake Doctor Skips On Bail Bond

Mario Nieves Perez, 45, will be held without bail once captured for failing to appear in court yesterday. Originally, the Defendant had posted a $20,000.00 bail bond on four felony counts of practicing medicine without a license.

Since his release and failure to appear, the criminal complaint filed against Perez charges 18 counts of practicing medicine without a license, 10 counts of mayhem, and one count of elder abuse.

Perez allegedly was charging $100 for injections at a salon. The procedure performed by a doctor usually cost $500 to $2,500.00. Perez also admitted to the police in his original arrest that he was performing injections for 18 months and had done other cosmetic procedures as well.