An illegal alien accused of causing a crash that killed 12-year-old Travis Wolf in Hazelwood, Missouri, last year has been released without posting bail.
Endrina Bracho, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was charged in March with one count of first-degree manslaughter, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of child endangerment and one count of driving without a license. The 2023 crash killed Wolf and injured his parents, Timothy and Stephanie Wolf.
A year after the accident, Bracho was released without bail thanks to a ruling by Judge Bruce Hilton. bracho lawyer said Local media reported that part of Hilton's decision focused on allowing the defendant to spend time with his family over the Christmas holidays.
“What about my family? They can't go see Travis,” Wolfe's sister Taylor told FOX2 Now. “He can't come home and see us. She took that away from us.”
Bracho must wear a GPS tracking device while out of prison and is prohibited from driving. She has been ordered not to contact the Wolf family. Mr. Bracho was previously ordered held on $500,000 bail.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), who has been raising awareness of the case, criticized Hilton's decision to release Bracho ahead of trial.
“I heard that the criminal illegal alien who murdered 12-year-old Travis Wolfe of St. Charles has been released pending further trial,” Hawley said. I wrote About X: This is a serious miscarriage of justice. She killed Travis one year ago today. She is in the United States illegally and is a flight risk. She should be in jail every day until her trial. To make matters worse, illegal aliens were not required to post a bond. [Emphasis added]
Hawley revealed in April that Bracho would arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border sometime in 2023 and be released into the U.S. interior by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The revelation came after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. said Breitbart News said it could not comment on Bracho's immigration status “due to privacy concerns.”
A hearing in the case is scheduled for next month.
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