State Motion To Revoke Kayla Giles' Bond
State Motion To Revoke Kayla Giles' Bond
State Motion To Revoke Kayla Giles' Bond
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FILED: _________
NOW INTO COURT comes the State of Louisiana, through the undersi gned Assistant
Attorneys General, who moves to revoke the Defendant's bond for the following reasons or in
The Defendant is charged with Second Degree Murder, La. R.S. 14:30.1 (Count 1)
wherein she shot and killed the victim, Thomas Coutee, Jr., with a handgun, and Obstruction of
The Defendant filed a Motion for Reduction of Bond which was heard on November 18,
2019. After considering the arguments and evidence presented, this Court reduced the
defendant's bond amount for Second Degree Murder to $500,000.00 and the bond amount for
Shortly thereafter, the Defendant posted bond and was released from the Rapides Parish
Jail. The State filed a Motion to Reconsider Conditions of Defendant's Bond in an attempt to
have the defendant equipped with an ankle monitqr to ensure the conditions of h er bond are
followed. A hearing on the State's Motion was held on December 16, 2019, and the Motion was
On February 5, 2020, this Court granted a request from the Defendant to travel to
Oklahoma for the specific purpose to visit her son in Oologah, Oklahoma between the dates of
February 6, 2020 to February 9, 2020. The Defendant also requested to travel to Wagoner,
Oklahoma on March 12, 2020 for a court date. Upon request, the Defendant provided this Court
with the specific locations she intended to travel as well as written permission from the father of
her son confirming his approval for her visit to Oologah, Oklahoma.
However, on February 6, 2020, Defendant abandoned the court approved travel itinerary
one of the Defendant's minor daughters, and this daughter was present at the home when the