Judge faces questions after letting murder suspect take off GPS device; suspect vanishes
Six months before a murder suspect vanished, the judge in his case sent an email to the prosecution and defense lawyers that raises questions about the decision to remove a GPS monitoring bracelet from him.
State District Judge Tamara Needles, on April 11, wrote a one-sentence message stating that she intended to order the device taken off Kevin Waguespack at the request of his attorney, who cited only “employment concerns.”
“I’m inclined to do that unless I hear objections,” Needles wrote the group, according to emails obtained by the American-Statesman.
About 40 minutes later, Assistant District Attorney Bill Bishop, who received the email, responded that he was not assigned to Waguespack’s case. He copied the correct person so he and Needles could address the matter, which had also been previously discussed in court.
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